Technology has transformed drastically since Future Food first set out on a mission to create customer-centric food precincts. Back then, we had access to large chunks of information explaining demographic groups such age, sex and ethnicity that would assist us in creating hospitality spaces designed for our project’s identified users. Demographics were the starting point however, nowadays as people become more connected and groups become less defined, demographics may not be the most useful tool to go off anymore.
5 Factors for Successful Evening Trade in Retail Centres
Strategic masterplanning is a central component of a city’s or shopping centre’s night time economy. With successful application and maintenance of a evening-inclusive masterplan within centres, developments or other mixed-use sites, there is major potential to maximise sales and subsequently, optimise rental rates.So, what are the key elements that are required to developing the experience and food and hospitality offer to create successful night time trade?
10 Big Changes Happening Right Now in the Retail Food and Hospitality Sector
Is it possible that the modern lifestyle destination will drop the four-letter word M.A.L.L. as it reinvents itself as a mixed-use project? These spaces are now featuring food, hospitality, entertainment and other experiential asset-growth segments which expand beyond the four-letter word, mall. As advisors to the retail industry, we are witnessing a number of important changes in the sector. Here are our top 10 changes shaping the way these developments are created.
The Humble High Street Cafe as a Benchmark for Dining in Retail Precincts
The Shopping Mall: Then, Now and The Future
At the inception, a shopping mall was a simply structured space that provided a one-stop-shop for household commodities and other retail items. Today, the function, design and overall purpose of the shopping mall as vastly changed. Walk through the evolution of the shopping mall, from what it has been to what it is now and what it will be in the future.




