Webinar

Springboard’s annual review looks back at the performance of US downtowns and retail destinations throughout 2022, encompassing key trends in pedestrian traffic, store sales, consumer confidence and online shopping.

Marketing & Insights Director, Diane Wehrle, took a closer look at these key trends alongside the impact on pedestrian traffic due to hybrid working and the economic factors driving consumer activity.

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.

Debra Hazel, Editor
The Mann Report

Debra Hazel is the President of New York-based Debra Hazel Communications; a media consultancy with a focus on retail, and commercial real estate. As a journalist, she is the Editorial Director at Mann Publications and edits the Mann Report, covering the people and trends of real estate in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. With Mann, she Debra will be launching Mann Retail shortly; a magazine with a unique focus on all aspects of the industry, from merchandise, to technology to real estate and more. She continues to write and provide industry analyses for various leading retail and real estate trades.