Stephen Springham
Partner, Head of UK Markets
Global Headquarters, GB
Latest research
Retail & Leisure
UK Retail Sales Dashboard
A monthly overview of UK retail sales performance, including key metrics on core sub-sectors, and ecommerce.
27 March 2026
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Retail sales: more of the same
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the February retail sales figures from the ONS, which were strong but predate events in the Middle East.
27 March 2026
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Retail sales: broken clock syndrome
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the January retail sales figures from the ONS, which were incredibly strong in every sense of the expression.
20 February 2026
Retail & Leisure
Central London Retail Market Dashboard
The Knight Frank Central London Retail Market quarterly update on key data and current market sentiment.
13 February 2026
Retail & Leisure
Retail Warehousing Dashboard
A concise quarterly synopsis of activity in the UK retail warehousing market.
05 February 2026
Retail & Leisure
Retail Monitor
The Knight Frank Retail Monitor provides a quarterly update on key data across all retail sub-sectors and current market sentiment.
02 February 2026
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Retail – outperforming the economy (again)
This week’s Retail Note analyses the full year retail sales figures from the ONS and explores why they deviate from 1. The wider economy and 2. The narrative.
30 January 2026
Retail & Leisure
Annual UK Retail Sales Dashboard
An annual overview of UK retail sales performance, including key metrics on core sub-sectors, and ecommerce
30 January 2026
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Xmas 2025: narrative vs numbers
This week’s Retail Note analyses the official retail sales figures for December from the ONS, which were stronger than anyone predicted, but are somehow being construed as being negative.
23 January 2026
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Xmas 2025: decent = ‘drab’
This Retail Note analyses this week’s newsflow of post-Christmas reporting, including a predictably downbeat release from the BRC on retail sales.
16 January 2026