Stephen Springham

Partner, Head of UK MarketsHead of Retail Research

Global HeadquartersGB

Stephen has more than 20 years’ experience working exclusively in the retail sector, in a research, analysis and consulting capacity. He has a uniquely ‘holistic’ view of retail, having worked for an array of employers with varying focuses on the retail sector – Retail Analysis, Strategic/Management Consultancy, M&A/Due Diligence, Equity Performance, Accountancy and Property. His initial focus was on retail occupier markets, working as a retail analyst and developing a deep understanding of key drivers and performance of consumer and retail markets. For the last 15 years, he had specialised in retail property, initially working as a Retail Consultant for Experian and subsequently as Head of Retail Research for the property advisor King Sturge ﴾transferring to the role of Director of Retail Research at Jones Lang LaSalle following the two companies’ merger in 2011﴿. He joined Knight Frank’s Retail Team in April 2015 to head up and drive the Retail Research function.

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Research Reports

Retail Renaissance 2025

The third of six papers exploring what other real estate sectors can learn from Retail's fall and unlikely rise again.

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Retail Renaissance 2025

The fourth of six papers exploring what other real estate sectors can learn from Retail's fall and unlikely rise again.

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Retail Renaissance 2025

The fifth of six papers exploring what other real estate sectors can learn from Retail's fall and unlikely rise again.

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Retail Renaissance 2025

The fifth of six papers exploring what other real estate sectors can learn from Retail's fall and unlikely rise again.

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Retail Renaissance 2025

The first of six papers exploring what other real estate sectors can learn from Retail’s fall and unlikely rise again.

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Retail Renaissance 2025

The second of six papers exploring what other real estate sectors can learn from Retail’s fall and unlikely rise again.

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UK Retail Sales Dashboard

A monthly overview of UK retail sales performance, including key metrics on core sub-sectors, and ecommerce.

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Retail Warehousing Dashboard

A concise quarterly synopsis of activity in the UK retail warehousing market.

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Retail Monitor

The Knight Frank Retail Monitor provides a quarterly update on key data across all retail sub-sectors and current market sentiment.

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Central London Retail Market Dashboard

The Knight Frank Central London Retail Market quarterly update on key data and current market sentiment.

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UK Cities DNA: Mapping out the Repurposing Journey

The last of twelve insight papers in our UK Cities DNA initiative — putting real estate supply and demand in the context of the economic direction of travel.

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UK Cities DNA Five Great Barriers

The eleventh of twelve insight papers in our UK Cities DNA initiative — putting real estate supply and demand in the context of the economic direction of travel.

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UK Cities DNA The Three ‘Res’

The tenth of twelve insight papers in our UK Cities DNA initiative — putting real estate supply and demand in the context of the economic direction of travel.

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UK Cities DNA

The sixth of twelve insight papers in our UK Cities DNA initiative — putting real estate supply and demand in the context of the economic direction of travel.

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Retailer Watchlist

Retailer distress, CVAs, administrations and fall-out. Our Retailer Watchlist is designed to give markets early warning of potential retail occupier distress.

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Retail News Issue 14

Foodstores are back in vogue with investors – we explore why the investment case is so compelling, from a detailed consumer, occupier, channel, asset class and performance perspective.

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Retail News Issue 13: A Retail Renaissance

Assessing how the UK retail market has responded to its 10 Structural Failings to become the top performing CRE asset class in 2023. And explore what future structural change is likely to unfold, particularly around ESG, online and AI.

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Retail Property Outlook

Knight Frank’s predictions for the retail market.

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Shopping Centres - The changing Face

A research report focussing on the Shopping Centre market. Drawing on a vast proprietary dataset, the report analyses changes that have occurred in Shopping Centre composition and income streams over the last four years – with both…

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UK Retail Leisure Report

UK Leisure: the deprived Consumer, the embattled Occupier, the brave Investor.

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Retail Investment

A quarterly report reviewing the UK Shopping Centre Investment Market. The report provides a commentary on current and future trends as well as data examining who has been buying and who has been selling shopping centres, details of key…

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