SAVILLS RETAIL OPEN

SUMMER 2018

The Power of the Influencer WHICH BRANDS USE THEM & WHY? WE DISCUSS WITH ROSIE FORTESCUE

R.I.P Boring Retail WHY THE NEW ERA OF RETAILING MIGHT NEED A NEW APPROACH

Focus on Lisbon THE EUROPEAN HOTSPOT FOR RETAIL THERAPY WHAT'S IN STORE

WHAT'S IN STORE? WELCOME

n recent months it appears not impact on the types of operators we have a day goes by without reading seen coming forward and taking space. 04 Iyet another sensationalist We highlight the vegan trend, one of headline predicting the demise of the most prominent of this year, in our the high street. Whilst we appreciate review of new Covent Garden restaurant 08 that as we write this foreword we are By Chloe (p.40). Whilst our new resident INTERVIEW SPOTLIGHT in the midst of ongoing administration, agent come chef (Masterchef finalist), The posters with power store closure and CVA announcements, Billy Wright, discusses the influx of Under the influence it would be unjust not to recognise street food vendors moving into Bricks Meet 5 top influencers, including F&B TRENDS Which retailers are using Rosie Fortescue 12 how the industry is in fact embracing and Mortar (p.12). influencers and why? Word on the street and adapting to this ever changing In our rather controversial article 'RIP landscape. Boring Retail' we explore how new era A taste of what's to come We continue to be in awe of those retailers are putting the convenience retailers who consistently find ways of the consumer at the forefront of SAVILLS of interacting with the consumer as their strategies, blurring the lines highlighted in our 'Under the Influence' between online and offline retailing. Recent deals article (p.4) we look at how retailers are Here we raise the ever present need See all of our recent19+ deals on turning to social media influencers to for landlords to work with retailers pages 19,27,32,33 and 39 strengthen their brands and ultimately to curate successful retail locations. A 20 sell product. One such influencer is prime example of impressive landlord/ our cover star, blogger and jewellery retailer collaboration can be seen on JUST OPENED GLOBAL FOCUS designer Rosie Fortescue, originally of Pavilion Road, where Cadogan have 16 Open for business Made in Chelsea fame. done a fantastic job in creating a 'mini California Dreaming: Los Angeles The hottest new stores We discuss how this business savvy neighbourhood' in the heart of Chelsea and restaurants in London Jeff Lagowitz fills us in on LA's hotspots woman has capitalised on the shows' (p.24). 28 success which has led to lucrative As ever we continue to roll with the partnerships with the likes of Jo Malone, changes and we are quite simply proud and even the promotion of her own- to be part of this ever-evolving industry, name brand Rosie Fortescue Jewellery. one thing's for sure...it's never dull! In the restaurant world, there are We hope you enjoy our third issue of EUROPEAN FOCUS many positive things happening, Open Magazine. One day in Lisbon 34 especially for more unique operators. Trends in this market are having a big Savills Retail & Leisure team 24 What to do and where to go

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Made in Chelsea RETAIL TRENDS The transformation of Pavilion Road RIP boring retail The new era of retailing

Explore the digital magazine at: savills.co.uk/OPENsummer2018 MY CITY London SAVILLS WEBSITE: SAVILLS.CO.UK/RETAIL With Billy Wright,42 SOCIAL MEDIA: @SAVILLS REVIEW restaurant specialist The team ON THE COVER: ROSIE FORTESCUE 43 40 Get in touch with us DESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY: SAVILLS COMMERCIAL MARKETING Meat's a sin vegan's in COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: INSTAGRAM @LUCIAOMC Benji Ashe visits by Chloe

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IF YOU’RE NOT USING INFLUENCERS YOU COULD BE LOSING OUT BIG TIME. BUT WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DOES YOUR BRAND NEED THEM?

nce upon a time, it was every little girl’s dream to be a pop Ostar. What could be better than being a Spice Girl? Singing, award ceremonies, music videos, dancing and David Beckham as a husband. Flash forward to 2018 and times have changed. Why be a pop star, when you could be an influencer? What’s an influencer, you say? My best bet is you have heard of one or two of them already since some have become household names. The queen of them all, of course, is Kim Kardashian, influencer par excellence. It’s a job that didn’t even exist 20 years ago. It effectively started as a direct result of Instagram giving everyone, not just celebrities, the chance to reach out to millions and influence what they bought.

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In some ways, influencers are the new ‘It’ get paid anything from £2,000 to They sit in the front row at major girls – remember Lady Victoria Hervey £30,000 per Instagram post/mention fashion shows; they land prominent ad and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson in the (dependent on the amount of followers campaigns; they star on the front cover Nineties? – but with a whole lot more you have); collaborate with brands of magazines. Indeed, social media business acumen and self-marketing on their campaigns or bring out your following is now the most powerful savvy. Plus they make a lot more money own collection of something (jewellery, currency in fashion: according to than those It girls ever did. perfume, shoes, fashion line, make up, Launchmetrics $2 billion was spent The job description is certainly fitness apps); be sent on holidays to on influencer marketing in 2017, with attractive: be paid to go to parties promote brands, hotels or even locations. fashion and beauty accounting for 40 wearing designer clothes you’ve been In a short space of time, fashion per cent of that figure. Some might say given for free; be sent designer items influencers have become a fundamental brands that aren’t using influencers, are just so you post them on Instagram; part of the fashion establishment. losing out big time. However, influencers can have a negative effect on brands too: such is their pulling power that they can literally knock millions off of a company’s value with a single tweet. In 2017 Kylie Jenner famously wiped £1 BELOW: Blogger Camille Charriere arriving at the Molly Goddard billion off the stock value of Snapchat runway show during London Fashion Week in February 2018 when she tweeted: ‘So does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me?...Ugh this is so sad…’ The most important mark of an influencer’s success is the number of followers they have, but while influencers ABOVE: Influencers at Fendi who have millions of followers are show, Milan Fashion Week 2018 fundamentally now celebrities, they don’t necessarily have the biggest impact on sales figures for brands. So-called ‘micro It’s not just the Kate Middleton effect influencers’, with between 10,000 to anymore – these influencers can post 999,000 followers, are seen to be more a dress and make it sell out within ‘genuine’ and their followers ‘trust’ them hours. The data is tracked by platforms far more. This means that there is an such as RewardStyle which can verify even stronger relationship between sales how many sales are derived from any densities and that influencer mentioning given post and calculate how much Why use an influencer? a certain product in their feed. The key influencers are owed for the mention. • In 2016 J.W. Anderson’s Pierce bag was worn ingredient brands look for is ‘follower RewardStyle also owns Liketoknow.it simultaneously by four bloggers during New engagement’ which is essentially the which its claims drove $140 million of York Fashion Week. It led to a 45 per cent spike in ratio of the number of likes to comments sales to its partners’ websites in 2016. searches for the bag on Lyst. to number of followers. The platform is by invitation only and, again, some of their best accounts • 22 per cent of customers are now acquired directly aren’t people with 1 million followers, through influencer marketing. but those with 30,000 followers, who command the most trust and loyalty • For every $1 spent on influencer marketing, from their specific audience, some can businesses make $6.50 back on average earn $100,000 for one post if the sales (Tomoson 2015). figures are strong. • The top 13 per cent of businesses can make $20 Are influencers here to stay? While per $1 spent. there are some who believe the ‘influencer bubble’ is set to burst, it’s far • 68 per cent of influencers prefer to work directly more likely that influencer marketing with a brand than via an agency (Grouphigh). “Your number of followers is more will become even more important. That • A celebrity influencer with the reach of Kylie Jenner said, influencers will certainly need to (107 million followers) can command between important than anything else you can add work hard to ensure their relevance and $100,000 and $300,000 per post. authenticity as brands use improving to your CV. It has become your worth. technology and digital platforms to • 77% of fashion influencers prefer Instagram as their measure their data and manage their source of consumer engagement. Camille Charriere (Vogue 2017) relationships with influencers.  Please contact Tiffany Luckett for more information

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the POSTERS with POWER MEET 5 TOP FASHION INFLUENCERS, INCLUDING FORMER MADE IN CHELSEA STAR ROSIE FORTESCUE. ROSIE COLLABORATES WITH BRANDS AND PROMOTES HER OWN JEWELLERY COLLECTION. SHE PUTS HER SUCCESS DOWN TO AUTHENTICITY AND HARD WORK.

08 OPEN SUMMER 2018 SUMMER 2018 OPEN 09 NAMEFASHION OF SECTION FASHION Rosie Fortescue Chiara Ferragni @chiaraferragni 12.7M followers

The 30-year-old Italian launched her fashion blog ‘The Blonde Salad’, in the pre-Instagram days of 2009. In 2011 Teen Vogue wrote an article on her which propelled her to stardom and when Harvard Business Review ran its first ever case study on influencers in 2015, it cited Chiara’s earnings in 2014 as $8 million. Chiara has her own accessories and footwear collection which earned her $20 million in 2016 alone and has collaborated with brands such as Gucci and Guess. It was even reported that she was paid $40,000 to attend the opening of Stuart Weitzman’s Milan flagship.

@rosiefortecue 525,000 followers Rosie was one of the original cast members of Made in Chelsea when it Camille Charriere launched in 2011. She took a step back from her commitments to the show in @camillecharriere 653,000 followers 2016/17 and started focusing more on her blog, At Fashion Forte, and her jewellery line, Rosie Fortescue Jewellery. Labelled by BoF as ‘one of the fashion industry’s leading influencers’, French-born Camille was pursuing a career in law and finance in Why did you make the transition Equally, if I were to put a link on Instagram I want people to London when she quit to take the plunge into fashion. In 2010 she from Made in Chelsea star to fashion Stories to a dress from Topshop, say, I know how much I do launched a blog called Camille Over the Rainbow; she later landed influencer? would be able to see how many dresses and not make it look easy jobs at Net-a-Porter and Matches Fashion and today is a regular because having your own on the fashion circuit. Camille co-hosts a fashion podcast and has I went into Made in Chelsea because I sold as a result (and get commission). brand and doing everything collaborated with brands such as Mango, Reformation, H&M, Chloé, wanted to make money to start my own What brands have you partnered yourself is definitely not easy. I Tommy Hilfiger and Harrods. brand – that was my goal from the get- with and why? am super excited to be moving into go. I never wanted fame or to be talking about guys and dating on television. I have collaborated with so many over an office next week and it's a great next I had my fashion blog and I wanted the years, from jewellery and clothing step for me and the brand. to beauty. I only work with brands that to launch my jewellery brand, Rosie Do you use any other influencers I like and would wear or use myself. At Fortescue Jewellery, and that was my for your own brand? Lucy Williams main focus. the moment I am an Ambassador for Jo Malone London and also for TRESemmé. Yes, I use friends who are influencers @lucywilliams02 337,000 followers Why do you think influencers are who genuinely love the brand and so successful at helping brands to Does your Instagram account want to wear it. I haven't done any paid Fashion and travel influencer, Lucy began her career as a fashion promote and sell products? represent the real you? partnerships for RFJ (Rosie Fortescue assistant at renowned online lifestyle magazine Sheerluxe.com before moving on to become an assistant fashion & beauty editor at Stylus. Yes, totally. My personal Instagram is very Jewellery) yet and don't see myself doing There are just so many ways to put Since then she has swapped the 9-5 grind in favor of full-time blogging much about my life. Eating (and drinking), it in the near future. It sounds mad given images of products out there that and collaborations with flourishing brands such as Missoma and outfits, jewellery, holidays, work projects that I partner with brands myself, but I weren’t available to us before. Now Aeyde. In a recent interview with Harpers Bazaar Lucy discusses the and friends and family life. I obviously want to grow my own brand organically I have a brand of my own I know importance of partnering with brands that feel right, she says 'There’s do keep moments private and don't post a little longer before I put proper there’s nothing better than seeing how nothing better than working with a brand you love to create something after 10pm if I’ve been drinking! But I money into marketing. other people – customers as well as you want to wear, then seeing other people buying and wearing it too'. influencers – style my products. The want people to see the real me, not just In your own collection, what is the images they put out there not only a curated version of myself, which is so most successful piece of jewellery promote my brand, but also give me often the case. My jewellery page is much content to use on my own channels. more curated though as I want the page to and why do you think this is? There’s a constant recurring cycle of look dreamy and colourful. My heartbeat rings are very popular, promotion. as are my rainbow earrings. In June How do you use your skills as an Aimee Song I’m launching a wholerainbow What impact does your association influencer to promote your own brand? collection of my most popular pieces. @songofstyle 4.8M followers with products or brands have on sales I live and breathe the brand so it's So the heartbeat rings, hand cuffs and and can you quantify your influence? natural for me to promote it. I like to necklaces will all be made with LA-based Aimee launched her blog, which is based around interior When you promote an item you can use an show what it’s like behind the scenes: rainbow stones and I could not design, in 2008. She has collaborated with companies such as Lacoste app like RewardStyle which tells you how the post office trips and the not so be more excited about this and Bloomingdale’s, and runs her own interior design business, Song of many pieces your promotion has sold. glamorous side of running a business. collection.  Style Interior Design.

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WORD ON THE STREET A TASTE OF WHAT'S TO COME

DOES THE SOARAWAY SUCCESS OF STREET FOOD MEAN THE TRADITIONAL BRICKS-AND-MORTAR RESTAURANT HAS ITS CHIPS? NOT AT ALL, SAYS BILLY WRIGHT, RESTAURANT SPECIALIST.

he streetfood scene has boomed derelict and disused spaces into unique across the capital and beyond eating and drinking environments, all Tover the past few years. The bringing great street food, brilliant booze KERB juggernaut has shown the and vibes to people around London.’ way with five primarily lunchtime Local councils across the capital are markets, as well as an incubator scheme supportive of the street food scene, (inKERBator) for budding talent. enabling many locations to open up, Hot on its heels with five food markets from popular venues such as Borough – of its own is Street Feast, although it has London’s oldest street food market – to a slightly different approach, offering weekend venues such as Maltby Street, customers a night out rather than a grab- Brockley, Venn Street and Broadway and-go lunch. It is, it says, ‘transforming Markets, to name but a few.

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”It has certainly never been It’s not just street markets that are already in the pipeline in London and a But what does all this mean for landlords experiencing a new lease of culinary life: five-year plan to open 15 more across the in the food and drink industry? Will easier and cheaper to start food halls have also been reinvented country, offering six-month to two-year operators continue with these more by companies such as Pergola and terms at a base cost of 25 per cent of short-term options, de-risking in and progress a food Market Halls, which offer independent turnover. uncertain times, avoiding the 15-year business. and smaller operators the opportunity Another take on semi-permanent lease and £500,00+ fit-out? Some will, to serve a captive audience in a cool options for food and drink operators yes. But others are utilising the trend, setting for far less cost and risk than a is offered by Boxpark. Boxpark creates very successfully, to build a brand and traditional restaurant. ‘pop-up malls’ out of shipping containers, a solid operation, proving their concept Market Halls, which has just opened giving five-year leases to multiple and making themselves very investible. its first outlet in Fulham to high independent and global brands. The Early adopters in the street food world acclaim, looks to recreate the feeling first mall opened in Shoreditch in 2011, that have gone on to create successful of the established high-end European followed by Croydon in 2016 with a total independent chains, for example, include food halls such as Time Out Market in focus on food and drink with Wembley the likes of Pizza Pilgrims, Honest Lisbon and Italy’s Eataly (which itself set to open later this year. Burgers and Patty&Bun. And it’s not just will take 42,000 sq ft at 135 Bishopsgate It has certainly never been easier and fast casual offerings that have done well. in 2020). Market Halls has an aggressive cheaper to start and progress a food Mac and Wild, the champion of Scottish expansion plan, with additional outlets business. produce, now has established restaurants in Fitzrovia and The City. Kricket, originally offering modern Indian small plates from a shipping container in Pop Brixton, went into Soho and is now heading back to Brixton permanently for restaurant number two. Breddos Tacos is another success story: starting out in a makeshift taco shack in a car park in Hackney in 2011, it now boasts one of the most prime spots in Soho on Kingly Street. How have landlords helped the trend? Aside from enabling these markets to add value to underused land of varying types, some of the bigger London landlords such as Shaftesbury have always been a supporter of more independent food and drink offerings, concentrating on the look and feel of the estate over just the financials to create distinctive, lively and interesting destinations. It’s therefore not surprising they have given opportunities to a number of street food operators and are continuing to do so: this spring, street food operator Claw opened its first bricks- and-mortar outpost on Kingly Street. So what does the future hold? With more and more food halls and pop-up container malls opening in London, and with the sustained growth of the more traditional food markets, we are set to see a continued expansion of new ideas and offerings. What is clear is that with the mass-market operators retracting ABOVE: KERB food market, Kings Cross there is more space coming available for LEFT: Street food vendor independent and trendy brands. However, OPPOSITE: Diners at a street food market the desire of these start-up restaurants is ultimately to grow their business and as a result the bricks-and-mortar market is set to be as competitive as ever.  Please contact Billy Wright for more informatiom.

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ADIDAS KICKS OFF WESTFIELD EXTENSION OPENING WITH FIRST UK STADIUM STORE CONCEPT On March 20 Adidas opened it’s first UK based Stadium store concept as part of the grand unveiling of Westfield London’s £600 m extension. OPEN for The latest in a line of successful global openings, OUR EXCLUSIVE EDIT OF THE of which first launched in New York in 2016, the site was designed by Julius Steinhert of CAPITAL'S LATEST RETAIL DarntonB3 Architecture. The store features tiered AND LEISURE OPENINGS. levels, a player’s tunnel entrance and fitting rooms BUSINESS in a locker room style as well as the ‘Test & Create’ area dedicated to a try-before-you buy format.

BRITISH LUXURY JAPANESE ROBATAYAKI BARBEQUES ON HANDBAG BROADWICK STREET DESIGNER TO OPEN Robatayaki is a form of Japanese barbequing over hot ON CHILTERN coals, literally translating to English from Japanese as STREET 'cooking over fire'. In Inko Nito, the hot coals take centre Sophie Hulme, the stage in the middle of the restaurant, where meats such as British accessories tiger prawns, seabass, scallops, bone marrow and chicken designer, known for her are grilled to perfection. We highly recommend. affordable but luxurious leather handbags, has signed for her first store on London's Chiltern Street. The brand had previously opened a pop FLORAL STREET BECOMES up in Burlington Arcade HOME TO ONE OF LONDON'S before taking this MOST BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED permenant flagship unit. CONCEPT STORES BARBOUR TO EXPAND INTO FLAGSHIP STORE ON GROSVENOR'S DUKE STREET Bluebird has relocated their famed Kings Road flagship to Floral Street in Covent Barbour will upsize their current Duke Street store from Garden. The stunning space located in 1,500 sq ft to over 4,000 sq ft to form a brand new flagship a Grade II building called Carriage Hall store. The store will open in Q3 2018 and will include their comprises 15,000 sq ft space of open air full range of mens, womens, children and dog products. TOM DIXON FIRES UP THE space, with three floors and an expansive restaurant on the second floor. The KITCHEN AT COAL DROPS retailer joins Petersham Nurseries and YARD PETERSHAM NURSERIES Kent & Curwen, both who have recently opened on the street. BLOSSOMS WITH NEWEST Lighting, Furniture and VENTURE IN COVENT GARDEN Accessories brand Tom Dixon moved their headquarters from On April 23 Petersham Nurseries opened Portobello Dock to Kings Cross no less than two restaurants, a bar, deli, in March. This 17,500 sq ft site NEW CONCEPT STORE FOR EMERGING FASHION shop, florist and cellar on King Street all known as The Coal Office is DESIGNERS TO OPEN IN BELGRAVIA of which surround an enchanting floral currently home to the designers court which will offer al fresco dining flagship shop and office with an 5Om, a new concept store and effectively the first of its kind, has during the summer months. La Goccia exciting new restaurant concept to opened in Eccleston Yard in Belgravia, Grosvenor's most recent will offer up casual Italian dining by way follow in the Summer. Tom Dixon redevelopment project. The store aims to promote emerging of ‘cicchetti’ whilst The Petersham will has joined forces with chef Assaf design talent as a result of increasingly high rents and rates in embrace the same ‘Slow Food’ philosophy Granit (of The Barbary), curating the capital which have made it impossible for emerging designers that originated in its Richmond outpost, a 3 floor restaurant with a rooftop to afford their own store. For a monthly fee, each designer will serving ‘the finest seasonal produce, terrace overlooking Granary have 5Om of rail space, hence the name of the store. The store quality ingredients and Italian flavours’. Square. opened in June and can house up to 3O designers at any one time.

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MARK WAHLBERG AND HIS Savills Recent Deals THREE BROTHERS EXPAND THEIR BURGER CHAIN TO COVENT GARDEN Bailey Nelson lands LUXURY PARISIAN Mark Wahlberg's fast food burger chain has annouced that it will in East London LINGERIE BRAND OPENS be opening its first site outside of FIRST UK STORE America on James Street in Covent Luxury French lingerie brand Garden. The chain is rumoured to Bailey Nelson have taken their second London Empriente has opened their first have paid a record rent for the former site in Spitalfields taking a unit on Brushfield store outside of Paris on South Maxwell's site. The American chain Street. The Australian brand retail same price Molton Street. The brand will follows in Five Guys footsteps making glasses and sunglasses at £125 per pair, with free be selling their lingerie and a big impact in Covent Garden for subscription included.  swimwear collection from the their first flagship site. Please contact Tiffany Luckett or Oliver Green store. They will also be offering for more information. a personalisation service for their products in store so their consumer can make their own bespoke luxury lingerie.

Duck and Dry find their HARRODS OPEN THEIR FIRST CHARITY SHOP POP UP Cadogan signed Harrod's first charity shop on Brompton Road, which took first East London home at the form of a pop up. The pop up shop was created by Harrods and all items for sale in the store were donated by Harrods staff, Harrods customers or Harrods brand partners. Items for sale ranged from Alaia to Victoria Spitalfields Beckham and Christian Louboutin. Duck and Dry will be opening their third London site in the heart of Old Spitalfields Market. The brand, who's first site was on the King's Road, have a strong following and an even stronger brand identity. This City location is the ideal position for them to meet the demands of the local clientele who have been desperate for FREAK SCENE TAKES OVER BARRAFINA them to open East.  ON FRITH STREET Please contact Tiffany Luckett or Oliver Green for more information. Freak Scene, Scott Hallsworth's newest restaurant venture, has opened a permenant location after a trial pop up in Soho. The new restaurant follows his previous success with Pan- Asian cuisine, with some divine dishes including including tuna sashimi pizza, miso grilled black cod tacos and honey- hoisin grilled pork belly. Deciem take an extra 2,000 sq ft at MAISON ALAIA OPENS THE DOORS TO ITS DEBUT LONDON FLAGSHIP STORE Spitalfields Following on from the news that Azzedine Alaia had signed for his first London store before sadly Deciem, who opened their first 350 sq ft store passing away, the brand has now opened its New in Spitalfields just under 2 years ago, have taken Bond Street store to much fanfare. This impressive a store that is just under 2,000 sq ft in total, in 6,000 sq ft store, set over three floors is somewhat addition to their current store. This acquisition of an art gallery in its own right, seamlessly proves how successful their trade at Spitalfields showcasing the brands clothing and accessories has been and how the relatively small brand has hanging from and sitting atop of furniture designed gone from strength to stregth over the last five by some of today’s most iconic designers from Shiro years.  Kuramata to Marc Newson. Please contact Tiffany Luckett or Oliver Green for more information.

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California dreaming LOS ANGELES

MAIN: LA Sunset ABOVE: Malibu Sport Fishing Pier

HAVING FULLY EMBRACED THE BI-COASTAL LIFESTYLE, The highways are extremely congested RETAIL SPECIALIST JEFF LAGOWITZ FILLS US IN ON LA LA and, as a result, the suburban markets here are very strong. LAND’S LATEST HOTSPOTS DTLA isn’t as dynamic as NYC and it doesn’t have the social impact. A lot of that has to do with the transportation Why did you make the bi-coastal have strong local retail relationships system and the lack of residential move from NYC to LA? and local knowledge. We have offices population. Most workers drive in Downtown LA (DTLA) and in Well, besides the amazing weather, into DTLA so there isn’t a constant Westwood, so the infrastructure and pedestrian traffic flow and, as DTLA there is so much retail opportunity support is in place. in LA and everyone wants to be here. isn’t very walkable, people tend to stay Fortunately for me, Savills-Studley How do the two cities differ? within a one- or two-block radius of their office buildings. In NYC, New is such an entrepreneurial company, NYC is one of the greatest cities in the giving me the opportunity to expand world. It’s the nucleus of the New York Yorkers and commuters rely heavily my retail platform, which allows me metropolitan area, with everything on the NYC subway system, public to leverage my relationships across radiating from it. LA, on the other transportation and their own two feet to the country. Of course, I also have to hand, is very spread out. get around.

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What’s new on the retail scene? Every week I hear of a new retailer or restaurant either opening, looking around or have inked a deal. Glossier recently opened alongside the only Nordstrom Local in the US; ba&sh opened on North Beverly in Beverly Hills; APM Monaco is opening at The Beverly Center in West Hollywood and Designer Eyes is opening at Century City.

Retail design and manufacturing is slowly coming back, too. Jonathan Simkhai moved from NYC to West Hollywood; J Brand and Adidas are at the Row in DTLA Arts. Retailers from Asia, UK, Europe, NY are all eyeing LA and opening up stores or pop-ups. LEFt: Howlin’ Ray’s chicken sando MIDDLE: Dan Tana’s, West Hollywood And restaurants? RIGHT: Waldorf Astoria. Beverly Hills One of the most notable new openings is Avra from NYC in the former Hakkasan location in Beverly Hills. Other openings include Terra on the rooftop of Eataly and Il Pesce Cucina at the food hall (the guys from Providence), Din Tai Fung, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle and Sugar Factory (both opening Will this change, do you think? So retail isn’t experiencing the soon) at Westfield Century City; Yard Bird Southern same decline in LA as elsewhere Table, Cal Mare and Farmhouse (Michael Mina) It already is! There are around in the US? at The Beverly Center; Adam Perry Lang’s APL in 40,000 combined residential units Hollywood; Charles Phan, from The Slanted Door currently under construction and No, not as far as I can see. Some in San Francisco, in the Arts District; Jean-George in the planning stages in DTLA. areas that were soft or had several Vongerichten at the new Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Economic growth is projected vacancies are now leasing up fast Hills and Sam Fox from Arizona at The Henry. Joe at 8.8 per cent over the next five and rents have not really dropped. & The Juice has been on a buying spree. years. The Metro is undergoing a A few months ago, the future of major expansion connecting the Robertson Boulevard in West Where do you like to eat? Westside to Downtown which will Hollywood looked as bleak as NYC’s It’s a very long list! My favourite local places are dramatically increase passenger Bleecker Street. However, Chanel Dan Tana’s, Craig’s, Matsuhisa, Porta Via, Wally’s, numbers and pedestrian flow on the renewed its lease; The Ivy is still Wolfgang’s, Petite Taqueria, Il Piccolino, Aburiya streets. full for lunch every day; Sam Fox Raku and The Nosh of Beverly Hills for breakfast. recently opened The Henry, his When I want to go over the top, I head for chi Historically, DTLA has been newest restaurant brand; Blue Bottle SPACCA (best steak ever), Totoraku (good luck home predominantly to financial, Coffee opened and James Perse getting in), Giorgio Baldi (for the white truffle pasta) insurance and real estate companies. leased the former Ralph Lauren or Capo (for veal chop and amazing wine list). Since But in the past 12 months, the store for his home furnishings and my office is in Downtown, I get to sneak out to Sushi InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, The Gen for the lunch special. Freehand hotel and The NoMad accessories line. The Malls are getting a major hotel have all opened. In addition When I need the ‘hangover special’, I either go to to entertainment giant Warner facelift, too. Westfield Century City recently reopened after a billion Langer’s Deli for the #1 (hot pastrami, coleslaw, Music Group relocating its global Russian dressing on seeded rye), Howlin’ Ray’s for dollar renovation, adding the first headquarters from Burbank to the a fried chicken sando, mild with extra comeback West Coast Eataly, and Taubman DTLA Arts District, Spotify will sauce (it’s the perfect chicken sandwich with the is spending nearly $500 million on be swapping 8,500 sq ft in West right amount of heat) and Philippe’s for the roast renovations at The Beverly Center. Hollywood for 100,000 sq ft in the beef French Dipped Sandwich (with hot mustard, of Other hot areas include Melrose Arts District. Retail and restaurants course). are expanding all over DTLA, from Place in West Hollywood, Silver Broadway and the Fashion District Lake, Culver City and The Pacific Sounds like LA is your kind of town? to the Arts District. Palisades. ABOVE: Aviator Nation Logo It is! It’s a great time to be in LA, work in LA and RIGHT: Philippe’s, Los Angeles live in LA.

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Pavilion Road was built in the 18th century as part of Henry Holland’s ambitious ‘Hans Town’ development on land owned by the Earl Cadogan. Sloane Street and Sloane Square, Hans Place, Street and Crescent and Cadogan Place were all laid out by Holland, with houses designed for those of ‘moderately affluent’ means (Jane Austen’s brother and his wife lived in Hans Town; first in Sloane Street then Hans Place). Pavilion Road was used mainly for stables and coach houses for the more prestigious properties nearby. Today this part of Chelsea boasts some of the most glamorous retail outlets and restaurants in the capital; it has a thriving arts scene, lively pubs and iconic hotels, not to mention beautiful homes. But what it has always lacked is its own high street. Somewhere you can buy a loaf of bread, catch up with a neighbour and have a coffee. Cadogan resolved to put that right and following a consultation with the local community, set about creating a destination for independent, artisan traders behind the new George House development on Sloane Street. Says Hugh Seaborn, Chief Executive of Cadogan: ‘We had clear direction of residents’ desires for shops that serve local people, so we deliberately sought leaders in their field to meet these requirements. As long-term stewards of Chelsea, our focus is on creating vibrancy through a careful balance of top international flagships, best-in-their- field independent artisans and a great mix of places to eat and drink.”’

ABOVE: Bread Ahead, Bakery LEFT: Chelsea Summer Fete, Pavilion Road MADE in FAR LEFT: Wulf & Lamb, Chelsea in Bloom CHELSEA ”We had clear direction of residents’ desires for shops CADOGAN HAS TAKEN A avilion Road is London’s newest going all the way up to Basil Street village-style high street, with a in Knightsbridge. The top end is a that serve local people, SLICE OF PAVILION ROAD AND Pbutcher, a baker and an artisan mix of offices and residential. The so we deliberately sought TRANSFORMED IT INTO A cheesemonger, not to mention a middle section boasts attractive florist, a wine merchant and a mews houses. But it’s the formerly leaders in their field to meet VILLAGE HIGH STREET WITH A purveyor of designer swimwear. lacklustre Sloane Square end, FLOURISHING FOODIE SCENE. Can’t quite place it? Pavilion between Cadogan Gardens and these requirements. Road is the long, partly cobbled Symons Street, that has been thoroughfare that runs parallel to transformed into the new heart of Hugh Seaborn, Chief Executive of Cadogan Sloane Street, starting just opposite the neighbourhood. the back entrance of Peter Jones and

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Italian fashion brand take their first UK store in Brompton Cross

Italian street fashion brand MSGM have signed their first London flagship store. MSGM is a brand best known for its kaleidoscope prints and cutting-edge styling. It has created a name for itself, especially in Asia, since its creation in 2009 by LEFT & BELOW: designer Massimo Giorgetti.  Hans Bar & Grill Please contact Tiffany Luckett or Peter Thomas for more information.

The sustainable Fruit and Veg store secures another Chelsea location

Natoora, the Fruit & Vegetable grocer who has been operating for 10 years delivering fruit and vegetables to over 400 restaurants in London, New York and Paris, has taken their third London unit in Chelsea on the Fulham Road.  Please contact Tiffany Luckett for more information. Indeed, Cadogan spent over a year at school home time too, there are four increasing all the time,’ says Jared actively seeking the right artisans – schools in the neighbourhood and we get Wybrow at London Cheesemongers. small, independently run shops that through lots of brownies and doughnuts ‘We have new people coming in and would deliver a richer experience at that time of day. Everybody knows discovering us every day.’ and enhance the area’s village feel. each other so it’s a really tight-knit The next phase of development, which Joining established fashion and beauty community.’ will add a further three small shops, has boutiques today are Pavilion Wine, Jonny Ramsay at Kxu agrees with now almost completed. ‘We look forward Bread Ahead, Provenance Village Matthew, adding, ‘We all benefit from to finding the right new additions to Butcher, London Cheesemongers, coffee each other’s businesses as each one is serve the community and add further roasters The Roasting Party and grocers unique. The courtyard is like a secret character to this fantastic part of Natoora as well as vegan restaurant oasis and the café culture along Pavilion London,’ says Hugh Seaborn. Chelsea residents get Wulf & Lamb, Granger & Co Chelsea Road is growing which gives a real buzz Just as Henry Holland’s 18th-century and Kxu Fitness & Wellness. about the place.’ development was the blueprint for new a place to pamper their pooch The initiative has proved a huge And word is spreading fast. Once towns all over the country, so Pavilion success not least with the artisans found, Pavilion Road offers just the Road has become a shining example of themselves. Says Matthew Jones at Bread sort of authentic, relaxing environment how to please the local community while Online luxury pet boutique Love My Human is to open its first Ahead: ‘It’s probably about 80 per cent shoppers want to return to time and giving artisans and small businesses a physical store in Chelsea. The store will offer a dog creche service, locals… we do get quite a bit of business again. ‘The footfall and profile are real chance to flourish. allowing dog owners to drop off their pets for pampering whilst they enjoy their day shopping in Chelsea.  Please contact Tiffany Luckett for more information.

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A DAY IN FORGET LONDON, PARIS AND MILAN: PORTUGAL’S CAPITAL IS FAST BECOMING THE EUROPEAN HOTSPOT FOR RETAIL THERAPY.

OPPOSITE: Aerial View of Augusta Street, Baixa Chiado, Lisbon LEFT & ABOVE: Cartier, Avenida da lisbon Liberdade rom Baixa to Príncipe Real and breakfast at one of the many rooftop from Avenida da Liberdade to restaurants which line the street and Afternoon Chiado, Lisbon offers international enjoy the view of this beautiful city. F Chiado District luxury brands and the trendiest Half way down Avenida da Liberdade Portuguese designers in some of is the neoclassical Tivoli Theatre. It was the coolest shops in the country. built as a cinema in 1924 but these days Despite a strong demand for space from hosts all kinds of events, from concerts international brands, Lisbon boasts a and stand-up festivals to theatre. Here number of shops that date back more Morning the recently opened JNcQUOI is a than 100 years. At the edge of Baixa is wonderfully calming space spread over the Chiado district, home to some of Avenida da Liberdade three floors, with a restaurant, deli bar the oldest establishments in the city, and stylish Fashion Clinic store. including glove shop Luvaria Ulisses on Start your day at the top of Avenida At the end of the avenue, in the heart Rua do Carmo, and Café Brasileira and da Liberdade, said to be the 10th most of the Baixa district, lie Restauradores iconic department store Paris em Lisboa, luxurious street in the world, where you Square and magnificent Rossio Square. both on Rua Garrett. will find top brands such as recently This part of Lisbon has been home to This part of the Lisbon, which was opened Bulgari and Versace as well as many illustrious poets and politicians completely destroyed by the earthquake Prada, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Armani, over the years and still retains its of 1755, was badly damaged by fire in Gucci, Cartier, Longchamp, Loewe, old-world charm. Baixa’s Pombalina 1988. Today, however, it boasts some Zadig & Voltaire, COS, Ermenegildo neighbourhood is where you’ll find more of the country's main theatres and Zegna, Hugo Boss and Hackett, among accessible brands such as Zara, Mango, entertainment venues, hosting many of many others. This prestigious avenue Massimo Dutti, Adidas, H&M, NIKE the city’s cultural events. The Teatro is also home to theatres, palaces and and FNAC, located in the main shopping Nacional de São Carlos is the home of exquisite hotels as well as restaurants streets of Rua Garrett, Rua do Carmo the national opera while in summer you where award-winning chefs reinvent and Rua Augusta. can enjoy the many outdoor concerts and Mediterranean cuisine. Stop for a late ballets held in Largo da São Carlos.

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gallery of restaurants and bars in another of the district’s historic palaces: it’s the perfect spot in which to end your day of retail therapy, Lisbon style.  Savills Aguirre Newman have acted on BELOW: Prada, Avenida da Liberdade several locations in the Chiado Area such RIGHT: Lisbon Tramway as The Eye Glass Factory. Please contact Cristina Cristovao cristina. [email protected] (Lisbon) or Laura Salisbury Jones lsjones@ savills.com (London) for more information.

RIGHT: Augusta Street BELOW: Lisbon Rooftops

Chiado is also home to some of the best restaurants impressive sunset, take a stroll along Ribeira das in the city, including Belcanto, offering José Naus, a landscape promenande on the waterfront. Avillez’s modern take on Portuguese haute cuisine. A few minutes’ walk will bring you to Lisbon’s This was the first restaurant in Lisbon to be hip Cais do Sodré district, filled with new cafés, awarded two Michelin stars and is considered to be bars and shops. There are traditional restaurants among the top 100 restaurants in the world. But we here, too, as well as TimeOut Market, a concept warned: if you wish to eat here, you’ll have to book which has taken the best of Lisbon – restaurants, at least a month in advance. bars, meat, fish, fruit, flowers, and so on – and put it all together in one 1,000 sq m space. It’s a great way to experience contemporary Lisbon; prices are low and the atmosphere is always fun and relaxed. Evening If you still have any energy left, head up Príncipe Real to one of the coolest and most eclectic parts Cais do Sodré District of the city. The historic Alfama neighbourhood is a prime example of the way in which brands At the end of the day make your way down Rua looking to expand in Lisbon are changing the city’s Augusta, one of the busiest pedestrianised streets in retail landscape. Here you'll find many Portuguese Lisbon, and continue to Praça do Comércio, one of designers and the city’s best concept stores, the largest squares in Europe and known locally as including Amazingstore, Vintage Department, Terreiro do Paço. This was where the Ribeira Royal 21pr Concept Store and Maison Nuno Gama, not to Palace stood for 250 years until it was destroyed in mention Embaixada, a shopping gallery housed in a the 1755 earthquake. Today the renovated buildings 19th-century palace. and spaces, with terraces, leisure areas and Alfama is another great neighbourhood for eating restaurants, harmonise perfectly with the Tagus out and where Jamie Oliver has opened his first River which flows just beyond. To experience an restaurant in Portugal. Check out Palácio Chiado, a

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Luxury shoewear Hershesons gives brand move into the traditional hair Bond Street

salon a dazzling new Roger Vivier, who opened his first boutique in Paris in 1937, is opening his next flagship location on Bond Street, to join his Sloane makeover Street location. Roger has been famed for creating heels for the Queen, Catherine Hershesons’ new flagship salon in Fitzrovia ushers Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot. Each shoe and  in an exciting new era for hair and beauty in the accessory epitomizes effortless elegance. UK. Why a new era? Because, says Luke Hersheson, Please contact Anthony Selwyn for more Creative Director at Hershesons, the old-style salon information. has simply had its day. ‘Salons have become predictable, boring, much of a muchness and not in tune with how we live our lives now,’ he claims. Added to which, the Hershesons’ approach has always been to tear up the rule book and start again. This, after all, is the company that Sticks n Sushi take reinvented the salon experience in the late Nineties and launched the first blowdry bar in the Noughties. Why settle for same old, same old when you can be possession of their Kings innovative and trendsetting? Why indeed. The new 5,000 sq ft space on Berners Road flagship Street is the ultimate one-stop beauty shop. As well as the top-of-its-game hair shop + blowdry bar, Hershesons has collaborated with major third-party After a lengthy planning process we are pleased to say brand partners to offer best-in-class beauty services. that A3 consent and licensing was granted for Sticks n These include manicures and pedicures by Dryby; Sushi, who will open their fifth London site in the heart new facial treatments by Sunday Riley; light therapy of Chelsea. The restaurant comprises 6,000 sq ft and will by The Light Salon, non-surgical treatments by Dr become a flagship site for the restauranteur who mixes Barbara Sturm; brows by Suman Brows and waxing Swedish and Japanese food influences.  by Ministry of Waxing. Please contact Tiffany Luckett or Peter Thomas for more The new salon also offers a café-come-work-space- information. come-social-space called Café by Sans Pere, where customers can drop in and hangout while they tuck into healthy, wholesome food. The design of the new Hershesons salon is equally groundbreaking. Says Luke: ‘We didn’t want matchy-matchy mirrors, chairs and lighting that typifies the traditional salon design model. So we Kobox find a worked with designers GP Studios and architect Racheline Michaels to create our own unique permanent home on environment. A space that is eclectic; a fusion of styles and design while also being warm, welcoming and full of personality.’ the Kings Road Hershesons’ clients can come in for express services and work at the same time. Or they can stay all day Kobox, London's first boxing only workout, have and have every treatment on offer. As Luke says, found a new and permanent home on the Kings ‘It’s a beauty space, a work space and a social space Road. Kobox have already called the Kings Road  wrapped into one.’ home for 3 years, but with the redevelopment Hershesons, 29 Berners Street, London W1T 3LR of their current site on its way, they seized the www.hershesons.com +44207 434 1747 opportunity to gain a long term 6,500 sq ft flag post Please contact James Fairley for more information. in the Chelsea area.  Please contact Tiffany Luckett or Peter Thomas for more information.

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R.I.P BORING ABOVE & LEFT: Glossier Showroom, New York, United States RETAIL Why the new era of retailing

might need a new approach IT’S THE MILLION-DOLLAR or the truth is, while the growth share of online sales touches a store in QUESTION OF OUR DAY: IS in online retail is generating a some way – according to GlobalRetail Fstructural shift, the bulk of retail 29 per cent of online sales touch a PHYSICAL RETAIL DEAD? THE sales will continue to take place in store either through click & collect SIMPLE ANSWER IS THAT stores, with some parts of the retail or customers browsing instore before market far more insulated from the purchasing online. Anecdotal evidence NO, IT’S NOT DEAD – WHAT growth in online penetration than is provided by retailers who often report IS DYING IS BORING RETAIL. others. GlobalRetail forecasts that a surge in online sales in localities in while 19 per cent of retail sales will which they have recently opened a new take place online by 2022 – up from store. With retailers looking to minimise its current share of 16 per cent – delivery costs through a greater use of segments such as beauty, where the click & collect, the value of a physical need to test and ‘experience’ a product presence will become even more before purchase is more prevalent, important. will have an online penetration The future will no longer be a case rate of just 12 per cent by 2022. of simply online vs offline, rather the This migration of some spend online future will be about engagement and also masks the fact that a significant convenience across all channels.

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A key element of this will be the delivery the footprint of the store as with Sweaty Frictionless payment is the holy grail of appealing and exciting physical store Betty’s One Carnaby and Asics concept of convenience, and vital to the future experiences. store in Berlin. Brand collaborations success of the physical store. AmazonGo Brands are already looking to achieve and on-site personalization through is at the forefront of this having removed engagement with their customers, via the use of 3D printing are other ways cashiers from its new grocery store their stores, through a variety of often retailers are using real estate to engage concept and is reportedly looking to interconnected ways. Some of the key with customers. Some of these trends open more sites in the US. A number of trends in this space include immersive are having a direct impact on property retailers are trialing the use of facial retailing, with a practical edge, such requirements and how brands use recognition to speed up the payment as Woolrich’s extreme weather room their physical space, for example, Louis process while others are integrating in their Milan flagship that allows Vuitton’s Supreme collaboration was dedicated click & collect areas into their customers to test their outerwear in launched through a series of pop-up sites stores, as seen in Zara’s new Westfield extreme weather like conditions. Other globally. Stratford store. trends in terms of engagement include However, engagement with customers Digitisation of the store experience, complimentary commerce, where brands cannot be successful if the experience in the sense that a customer’s online have brought in additional services, is not also convenient and that means profile is available to sales assistants in such as café’s, yoga studios, as part of better integration of technology. store, will also add to the engagement

ABOVE: 3D Printing Technology LEFT: Man wearing jumper from Louis Vuitton & Supreme Collaboration

“Frictionless payment is the holy grail of convenience, and vital to the future success of the physical store.

RIGHT: Digital store experience

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LEFT: ChicBus Alipay Flagship Store: The world’s first technology retail Alipay flagship store (Designed By LYCS Architecture) Forever Rose flower in Belgravia

A purveyor of the world's most exclusive long lasting roses, “greater collaboration between the brand was established in London in 1999 and sells roses harvested in the best Ecuadorian conditions that can literally landlord and tenant is required last forever.  Please contact Laura Salisbury Jones for more to ensure the success and information. sustainability of a retail location

and convenience of the store. Something Farfetch is looking to achieve with their Store of the Future operating system with the view that it will provide a more personalized in-store experience. Parisian Eyewear This era of ‘new retailing’ will, however, require a new approach by landlords. The brand takes Regent old days of leasing a store and having very little contact with the retailer over the course of the lease are over. The new Street ways people are shopping, with the growth in online, is shining a more forensic Parisian eyewear brand Jimmy Fairly, who have light on store portfolios. In response a 'buy one give one' charity policy, whereby when retailers are becoming more sensitive to someone buys a pair of glasses, the company give total occupational costs, which has been a pair away to someone in need. Each pair of exacerbated in London with the rates glasses retail at 99 Euros, but the UK price is yet revaluation. This sensitivity is also leading to be confirmed. The brand acquired the lease off retailers to pursue shorter leases, as well Vilbrequin.  Please contact Peter Thomas for more as turnover leases in some cases. A greater information. use of pop-ups, not just by emerging brands but also by large established brands, is also becoming more common albeit largely as part of marketing initiatives rather than just a way to test a location. Retailers are also becoming far more data hungry, placing more pressure on landlords and their advisors to provide metrics to demonstrate how a retail location performs and who shops there. Gentle Monster acquires much What this means is that greater collaboration between landlord and tenant anticipated first London store is required to ensure the success and sustainability of a retail location. It also means engagement with local planning Gentle Monster, an eyewear designer brand which describes itself authorities, particularly on placemaking as 'constantly developing itself under a philosophy of high-end initiatives but also to demonstrate how experimentation', has signed their first London flagship in the retailing has changed so that these changes previous Dune store on Argyll Street. The brand have some of the are reflected in planning policy. quirkiest stores and most exceptional stores we have witnessed, So no, physical retail definitely isn’t dead, which are more akin to art galleries than stores.  but boring retail could well be.  Please contact Peter Thomas for more information. Please contact Marie Hickey for more information.

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I soon discovered that the only thing LEFT: Original hangrier than me when I’m in need of by Chloe restaurant sustenance is a Hangry Vegan (HV). New York After a brief altercation with an HV over some hanging basket seats (see picture) I decided to go and hover somewhere else until we successfully found a nice spot by the window. Once seated I began to take in the surroundings. Most things are white of various different shades and textures which makes it feel light, bright and fresh; imagine McDonald’s with a 90s Philadelphia Cheese ad makeover. The splashes of colour come in the form of green plants, multi-coloured fabric and a fun ‘Guac Save the Queen’ neon sign hanging on one wall. At 7pm the lighting was lowered and the volume of the unfamiliar but good music was turned up. The scene was set for evening trade. We decided to order a Quinoa Taco Salad, Mac’n’Cheese, the Classic Burger and some juices. At the counter we were given a buzzer. Five minutes later it buzzed and our food was ready for collection from the counter on sturdy metal trays. ABOVE: Hanging The portions were a decent size; the basket seats RIGHT: Mac’n’Cheese Mac’n’Cheese was surprisingly rich and with shitake ‘bacon’ Meat's a sin creamy with tasty shitake ‘bacon’ which BELOW: Quinoa Taco was actually satisfyingly chewy salted Salad mushrooms heaped on top of the pasta. The Quinoa Taco Salad was substantial with a spicy seitan and black bean mixture that did a pretty good job at pretending to be minced beef. The Classic Burger was very tasty but less surprising and definitely didn’t hit the VEGAN'S spot in the same way a traditional bacon double cheeseburger does. RESTAURANT AGENT BENJI GIVES UP ANIMAL PRODUCTS We washed the whole lot down with a lemonade and a matcha tea – one was a AT BY CHLOE IN COVENT GARDEN bit sweet, the other slightly bitter. At just under £30 for two it wasn’t an expensive evening meal but I suspect if I were faced with the same bill for a IN breezed through ‘Veganuary’, York seemed the obvious choice. quick lunch I would think differently. unmoved by the increasingly popular Located on Russell Street, just off My verdict? By Chloe might be free Inotion that giving up meat and dairy Covent Garden’s Drury Lane, By Chloe is of animal products but it‘s a world away could be the healthy way forward. ideally placed for a pre-theatre bite to eat from the virtuous wholefood restaurants I began to have my doubts, though, or half an hour’s respite from shopping. of yesteryear. It’s the sort of place when I stepped into the lift one day It’s counter service and getting to the vegans can feel they are being indulgent only to hear a guy who looked like an counter to order is as easy as quinoa pie. without breaking the rules and the rest ex-prop for Wales talking about tofu on The hard bit is getting a table. We got of us can gorge on ‘junk food’ and leave toast. Could it be I was missing out? there at 6:30pm prompt to avoid queuing feeling smug, knowing we’ve done just a So when it came to deciding where to but on arrival found there was already a little bit to save the planet.  review for this edition of Open, a vegan strong contingent of predominantly female Please contact Benjamin Ashe for more restaurant recently arrived from New customers circling for a place to land. informatiom.

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Billy Wright Contacts

MY CITY CENTRAL LONDON RETAIL UK RETAIL MASTERCHEF FINALIST AND PROPERTY AGENT BILLY CENTRAL LONDON LEISURE Sean Gillies WRIGHT RECENTLY JOINED THE CENTRAL LONDON RETAIL AGENCY +44 (0) 20 7409 8159 David Bell [email protected] TEAM AS A RESTAURANT SPECIALIST. Sam Foyle +44 (0) 20 7877 4516 +44 (0) 207 409 8171 [email protected] [email protected] Benjamin Ashe RESEARCH Peter Thomas +44 (0) 20 7758 3889 +44 (0) 20 7734 3443 [email protected] Marie Hickey Home is... [email protected] Billy Wright +44 (0) 20 3320 8288 The Nottinghamshire countryside but James Fairley +44 (0) 207 409 8084 [email protected] having lived in London for 8 years, +44 (0) 20 7758 3877 [email protected] Ladbroke Grove. [email protected] SHOPPING CENTRES What do you collect? Lance Marton INTERNATIONAL +44 (0) 20 7758 3884 Moira Hamilton A bit cliché but cook books and ARTICLE CONTACTS [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7409 8156 magazines, I have about 500. [email protected] Oliver Green

Building you’d like to be locked +44 (0) 20 7758 3899 PORTUGAL in overnight? [email protected] Cristina Cristovao (Lisbon) The Goring Hotel – some old school LONDON & Tiffany Luckett +351 21 313 90 09 luxury. INTERNATIONAL AGENCY +44 (0) 20 7758 3878 [email protected] What is your all-time favourite London Ever had a run in with a policeman? [email protected] Anthony Selwyn USA shop? Yes, crossing the road (j walking +44 (0) 20 7758 3880 CENTRAL LONDON Hamish Johnston on Northcote Road apparently) in Melbourne during the [email protected] Jeff Legowitz (LA/New York) – great cheese! Ashes series in 2010. LEASE CONSULTANCY +(201) 556 4983 Laura Salisbury Jones [email protected] Most memorable meal? Alan Spencer +44 (0) 20 7409 8830 +44 (0) 20 7758 3876 Sat Bains in Nottingham, remarkable. [email protected] [email protected] What would you do as Mayor for the day? Kristian Kendall Give everyone an extra holiday! +44 (0) 20 7758 3881 EUROPEAN AGENCY [email protected] Favourite place for a Sunday stroll? Larry Brennan Daniel Aboud Richmond Park, it feels a long way from +353 1 618 1302 +44 (0) 20 7758 3895 London. [email protected] [email protected] Carlotta Matteja Paul Endicott +49 172 399 1876 If you could buy any building in +44 (0) 20 7758 3879 [email protected] London what would it be? [email protected]

Bibendum in Chelsea, beautiful inside Claire Lakie and out a stunning restaurant. +44 (0) 20 7758 3896 INTERNATIONAL [email protected] Best piece of advice you’ve Earliest London memory? INVESTMENT ever been given? Dressing up in lost property to get into Lauren Higgins Don’t take life too seriously. Raffles Chelsea as a 15 year old. +44 (0) 20 7299 3009 Oliver Fraser-Looen [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7409 8784 Last play you saw? Biggest extravagance? [email protected] The Goat by Edward Albee, Eating and drinking out! it was a bit weird. Eleven Madison Park, New York was  eye watering. 

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