Future Retail Advisors provides unparalleled counsel and guidance for ambitious brands and businesses globally.
Core competency sits within the Middle East and Europe, where the team has been operational, innovative and influential for over 20 years, advising and connecting some of the world's largest brands with some of the most powerful real estate corporations in the region.
The future of retail has never been so uncertain in this volatile and unpredictable world - and hence it is vital to develop a well researched and informed strategy.
Our team lives and breathes retail and its changing trends, requirements and needs - especially when it comes to real estate and the role of the physical store - and we seek to lead the market with our visionary advice.
The newly formed FRA team offers unparalleled advice into this sector, with a track record, knowledge base and network to match. We seek to provide superlative support, delivered with integrity, discretion, and personal service.
We are always curious to know more, to identify and explore opportunities, often with unconventional and innovative thinking.
Simply said - Future Retail Advisors prides itself on its deep knowledge and expertise of its markets and as well as these two fundamental foundations, we have formed our business plan and vision around the following four core values;
Future Retail Advisors work with clients to establish and understand how best to position the development and the brands from a property and location perspective, advising on matters such as retail design spatial plan, layouts, back of house, all the through to Anchor strategy, retail proposition, sales densities and budget/NOI pro-formas.
Analysis of market research including demographics, footfall and average spends, sales densities per retail category which informs budgets and ultimately investment ROI's.
For retailers FRA's advisory service includes the undertaking of initial property market research; establishing and developing the location strategy; assistance in the preparation of landlord packs, provide market comparable data to inform business plans and forecasts and work with clients to negotiate the best outcomes.
We work with clients to produce a timeline to the opening of a premises, making sure the client's expectations are agreed and programs are met.
FRA, has over 20 years of extensive property experience and operates within both a 'Bottom-up' and 'Top-Down' approach to its market research services. Partnering with the best international Market Research providers to tailor a body of work and frame of reference that is specific to each brands requirements. Leveraging FRA's extensive relationships and market intelligence to provide evidence on sales performance and market or asset specific sales densities and rental comparisons, where appropriate. Updated regularly to reflect the dynamic changes is the European/MENA regions retail market places.
Future Retail Advisors build long-term relationships with our clients and provide support with all aspects of occupying retail property from a landlords return on investment perspective. We advise on lease options when lease renewals and rent reviews approach, advising on rent review expectations and lease renewal negotiations for either a landlord.
Our unrivalled ability, through relationships with the landlords and their key decision makers, to re-engineer existing lease contract to reflect todays changing and dynamic retail market place. We think about the future, not the status quo. Working closely to base negotiations with landlords on Sustainable EBITDA's and profit pools as opposed to just the historical comparable valuation and 'landlords ERV and Budget' approach.