Real Estate Insights, from Savills

Experience has become a cornerstone of retail strategy, evolving from a nice-to-have into a core commercial requirement, driven by shifting consumer expectations and spending patterns. At the same time, our understanding of what constitutes an "experience" has broadened, as has the role of design in shaping and enhancing physical retail environments. But at a time when both top-line growth and bottom-line performance are under pressure, particularly in the luxury sector, we're asking the question: can experience-oriented strategies deliver stronger returns?
Host Marie Hickey, Global Retail Research Lead at Savills, is joined by Laura Clowes, Director in Savills Global Cross Border Retail team, David Wilkinson, Executive Director at Oslo's Steen & Strøm department store, and Simon Mitchell, Co-founder of Sybarite.

Join host Emily Williams, from Savills Research, and guests Sarah Beuden, Charlie Collins and Mark Powney from Savills Planning as they explore whether planning reform has seen it get any easier or faster to get planning consent and what the best strategies are to navigate the ever changing planning landscape in England.

Join host Guy Ruddle and guests David Bainbridge, Alison Flood and Rhys Govier from Savills Planning as they discuss the relationship between devolved powers and the planning system across England, Scotland and Wales. Following on from the English Devolution Bill receiving Royal Assent, this podcast discusses what to expect and the lessons that can be learned from the planning systems of Scotland and Wales.

What is the outlook for the UK’s industrial and logistics market? Have recent geopolitical events changed occupiers, investors, and developers’ strategies?  Henry Stratton, Head of Research & Strategy at Tritax, and Tom Leeming, Director at Tritax Big Box Developments, join Savills Tom Shaw,  Director in Savills Industrial & Logistics Occupier Advisory team, to talk through the results of the ninth annual Future Space survey. Alongside taking the temperature of the industry in the UK, and any impact of recent macro events, the team discusses how automation, the planning system and access to labour and power are shaping the industrial and logistics market.

The Savills team unpacks how UK real estate is performing this year, revealing where investor confidence is returning across their respective property sectors. Drawing on Savills cross-sector outlook, James Emans (commercial), Charlie Paton (rural) and Polly Simpson (residential) join host Guy Ruddle to offer sharp, expert perspective on the year ahead. Recorded at the end of February 2026, this annual episode from Savills highlights what investors should be watching out for.