“Retail: From Ruin to Revival”



CoStar Article by james woodard how to solve the crisis in retail aug 2025 hartnell taylor cook

The decline in retail is a much-discussed issue. Writing in CoStar this week, James Woodard outlines some of the ways this decline can be mitigated, with partnerships and imagination solving ’empty lots’ problem.

The full article is here: News | From ruin to revival: creating a future for retail

In recent years, at Hartnell Taylor Cook, we have found a number of creative and imaginative ways of reviving the retail landscape. For example, bringing The Climbing Hangar to a Wilko’s site or filling a vacant Debenham’s building with a skate park as a ‘meanwhile use’.

You can read in more detail about the ways we are transforming retail HERE and HERE and view more examples of many recent Hartnell Taylor Cook projects across the board HERE.

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