Trends & insights

Companies are increasingly looking into how to provide spaces that encourage and support more flexible ways of working

Coronavirus is amplifying demand for more flexible commercial real estate

Distributed office models could help relieve employee anxiety

With more companies looking to reduce their carbon footprint, their energy strategies play a big part in achieving their targets

As COVID-19 forces companies to rethink their office space and culture, workplaces apps are adapting to include new features and information

After the great home working experiment caused by COVID-19, companies of all sizes are now reassessing their stance on working from home.

Re-opening buildings to employees takes careful planning and ongoing risk management

Organizations launch programs that address mental, physical, and emotional health

Supermarkets are increasingly looking to sale and leasebacks as a way to unlock fresh capital amid COVID-19

Australia Post, Facebook, among companies committing to new space in big cities

Countries with deep domestic pools of capital outperformed the broader market in the first half of the year.

Partnerships are bringing space and service together as flexible space demand surges

Challenging office market forces operators to adapt their business models

Investment volumes decline sharply amid caution, ongoing uncertainty

Years after the initial hype, hurdles encountered when implementing the technology so far have proven too high

Investors in Europe’s renewable energy sector have an increasingly wide range of opportunities as governments aim to fulfill ambitious renewable energy targets

Artificial intelligence may be in its infancy in the foodservice industry but it’s got huge potential

Like Europe’s hotel sector, luxury retail is feeling the pinch as visitor numbers to its major cities hit record lows

Investors and supermarket chains are becoming increasingly involved in the niche sector

Retailers invest in touchless technology, expecting longer-term shifts in consumer behavior

Support rises for cycling during the pandemic, but can it last?

While the need for more hospital beds has slowed, cities are now better prepared for a potential second wave of coronavirus

E-learning, traffic patterns and off-campus housing are all part of complex strategies to bring students back

When restaurants and drinking venues reopen in the coming months, their use of space and ways of serving customers will be very different to before