Numerous headlines have declared the decline, or death, of the high street and, indeed, many facts would seem to support this point of view. Using data supplied by the Local Data Company, Deloitte has analysed what has happened to nearly 5,800 shops impacted by 27 of the most high profile retail administrations. We ask: what has happened to the space that was vacated? Who has reoccupied the shops that were left behind? How long has it taken for landlords to find new tenants and what, if any, regional patterns can be detected? In short, where did all the shops go?

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Where did all the shops go?
Of the shops that were vacated
Out of more than 4,000 shops vacated as
a result of these administrations only:
•13 converted into betting shops
•36 into coffee shops
•and 73 into charity shops
CONTRARY TO
POPULAR BELIEF...
Scotland
13.1 Months
Reoccupied
Reoccupied Reoccupied
There are regional
variations in the
time it has taken
to find new occupiers
on the high street
1 in 5
of all
re-lettings
3 in 20
of all
re-lettings
1 in 10
of all
re-lettings
13
DISCOUNT
STORES ARE
THE WINNERS
Number of re-lettings of
shops vacated as a result
of administrations.
36
On the
High Street
Shopping
Centres
Stand-Alone
Sites
In Retail
Parks
FASHION
DISCOUNT
SUPERMARKETS
16%
20%
11.5%
73
GROCERS HEAD TO THE HIGH STREET
Of all the vacant shops the grocers re-occupied:
Total occupancy
occupancy
High Street
Retail Park
occupancy
63%
occupancy
71%
Shopping Centre
19%