Retail negativity ‘overdone’ say developers

By Joey Gardiner2018-10-12T06:00:00

Consultants working in retail remain optimistic about the sector despite Hammerson’s flagship scheme at Brent Cross being put on hold this summer

Consultants working in retail remain optimistic about the sector despite Hammerson’s flagship scheme at Brent Cross being put on hold this summer.

The developer mothballed the £1.4bn project in July – on which main contractor Laing O’Rourke had been expecting to start work – citing “turbulence in the UK retail markets”.

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