Booming Growth in Turnover and New Brands

While 2020 was a turbulent year, Ken Gunn Consulting's annual review of occupiers listed at 270 European outlet centre websites reveals that the sector is in a strong position for recovery in 2021.

The Covid-19 crisis is a tragedy for our society. A year on from the first outbreaks in Wuhan, the virus continues to present an unsolvable challenge for our politicians and their advisors. Those city centres which once attracted enormous sums of investment are amongst the hardest hit by the Covid-19 counter measures, leaving shopping centre managers helpless and seemingly caught in a dystopian nightmare. However, while times are at their most challenging, not all retailing

For brands thinking about joining the outlet sector, expanding estates or looking to improve trading performance at established outlet stores, Ken Gunn Consulting is your ideal guide

Outlet Summit reflects strong sector growth: Designer outlets remain a buoyant sector within the retail market, with sales growth second only to online by GRAHAM PARKER on NOVEMBER 14, 2019 With the top-four outlet operators experiencing similar growth to online, the outlet industry is doing “ spectacularly well ”, according to Kenneth Gunn, managing director of Ken Gunn Consulting. He said that Germany, Italy and the Netherlands were seeing the fastest growth rates, with the

Ken Gunn discusses the many benefits of operating an outlet channel for brands such as Adidas, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Nike and Polo Ralph Lauren

Ken Gunn suggests reasons why sales at designer outlet sales are growing at ten times the rate of traditional retail centres

Seven quotations which illustrate why designer outlet centres have become an enduring global success

Introducing Ken Gunn, Europe's leading independent consultant for outlet centre development feasibility, investment and performance strategy

Ken Gunn Consulting is Europe's leading designer outlet consultancy. This post introduces our services.