Webinar
Emerging from the pandemic: The impact of hybrid working and current economic challenges on the performance of stores and retail destinations during 2022
Springboard’s latest webinar looked back at how retail destinations have performed since the start of 2022 including the impact on footfall of rising prices, and the impact of hybrid working on physical stores and retail destinations. The webinar included footfall trends over Easter and the early May bank holiday, alongside market trends, consumer confidence, town centre store sales and online spending.
Marketing and Insights Director, Diane Wehrle, was joined by industry guests who reflected on how their retail destinations have performed so far this year and their outlook for the remainder of 2022.
Diane Wehrle
Marketing & Insights Director. Springboard
Diane is regarded as one of the leading experts on retail and retail destinations, with unparalleled knowledge and expertise in understanding current and emerging retail issues and consumer trends. Diane is a regular commentator on the performance of retail for national broadcast and print media, appearing regularly on BBC, ITV, Sky News and CNBC and her opinion is often quoted in the UK’s national and regional press.
Diane has 30 years’ experience in retail, and is a founding director of Springboard which was established in 2002. Diane leads all of Springboard’s insights, and authors its regular commentaries, articles, reviews, and topical reports. She specialises in delivering intelligence and insights on both current retail performance and long term retail trends to retailers, hospitality occupiers, landlords, investors and place managers.
Simon Hedaux,
Co-Founder. ReThink Productivity
Rethink Productivity offers a consultative approach to organisations looking to improve customer satisfaction, retention, and their bottom-line through forward-thinking initiatives and services to solve critical business challenges. As the founder of the consultancy, Simon’s expertise lies in defining organisational needs and developing productivity roadmaps for companies through utilising business models and data analysis, and fostering creativity within the working landscape. With over 50 years of cumulative experience, ReThink has worked with many leading brands including Vodafone, Boots, Costa Coffee and Siemens.
Rachel Carter
Business Performance Manager. Festival Place
Rachel has spent the last 20 years working in the retail sector with wide ranging experience in both area and centre management. She has spent the last six years as the Business Performance Manager for Festival Place in Basingstoke, where she heads up the award-winning retail and data function for the UK top 20 shopping centre.
Rachel plays an integral part in informing the direction of the shopping centre and leasing strategy, to supporting the overall asset management through managing and analysing all data streams across Festival Place.
Join our upcoming webinar as Diane Wehrle, Marketing & Insights Director, takes a deep dive into footfall performance across UK retail destinations throughout the first half of 2023. In this insightful session Diane will analyse the continuing effect on footfall and spend in retail destinations from hybrid working and the key economic challenge from rising interest rates and inflation.