Morale and confidence and positivity are vitally important for the #highstreet.
They impact resident enthusiasm for going into their town or city centres, decisions by existing businesses when their lease renewal comes up and of would-be new occupiers and their #property agents, plus the crucial choices made by potential inward-investor landlords and owners.
But we have (still) a dominant national media narrative promoting that ‘death of the…’ perspective. It’s damaging and now I think we can confidently say, misleading.
To be clear, it’s challenging still and we’ve loads to do yet, but there’s so much good stuff happening too, and I think you can start to make the case that places with a high vacancy rate are those that are yet to set up a ‘place partnership’ to lead on tackling it.
All of this explains why I’m a huge fan and supporter of the brilliant work being done by Laura Harris at LH Analytics Ltd with her #HighStreetPositives initiative.
The latest newsletter update is due out this week – full of news on lettings, openings, and positive projects – so do please connect, follow the page on here, subscribe and share your own local projects to the ever-increasing #placemaking community which sees this as a force for good in turning that narrative to the benefit of all our places.
Thank you…!
