Repurposing Retail: The Return of High Streets

Webinar

Thursday 29 May 2025
10:00 - 11:00

This webinar will explore how retailers and other stakeholders are regenerating the high street to respond to modern demands.

High streets have been in steady decline since the emergence of online shopping, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, retailers and other stakeholders have found new ways to encourage customers to shop in person: diversifying the offer to include moments for culture and leisure, prolonging the retail experience to encourage activity throughout the day, and providing experiential services to find new ways to engage with customers.

This webinar brings together experts from across the retail sector to discuss how they are repurposing retail to encourage footfall to London's high streets, as well as sharing the challenges they have faced.

09:55 Speakers join via Zoom

10:00 Welcome from Chair

Adara Wicaksono, Programme Manager, NLA

10:05 The state of UK high streets
Nathan Parsad-Wyatt, Director of Communications, New West End Company

10:15 Diversifying the Offer
Jonathan Eyles, Partner, Gardiner and Theobald

10:25 Panel discussion

Speakers above, plus;
Benjamin Dixon, Policy Unit & Head of Programme, Destination City, City of London Corporation

Michael Walters, Group Director, Corstorphine and Wright

11:00 End

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Nathan-Parsad-Wyatt---New-West-End-Co.pdf
Jonathan-Eyles---Gardiner-and-Theobald.pdf

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Speaker biographies

Jonathan Eyles

Partner, Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Nathan Parsad-Wyatt

Director of Communications & Campaigns, New West End Company

Michael Walters

Group Director, Corstorphine & Wright

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