Leasing teams often find out about expansion after everyone else.
The question is never “what is happening in retail?” It is “who should we talk to?” The answer is spread across websites, news, social media, property sources and company announcements.
Visibility
By the time a brand’s expansion is common knowledge, the best conversations have already started elsewhere.
Timing
Knowing that a brand is growing is less valuable than knowing it early.
Research
Tenant intelligence is scattered and rebuilt by hand, brand by brand.
Pipeline
Teams need a larger, more dynamic universe of target tenants than the usual list.
Geography
Expansion only matters when it is tied to real cities, countries and footprints.
Who do we call — and for which centre, city or country? Which brands are moving toward our market, and which are moving away?
- 01Signal
A major fashion brand is accelerating store openings in Southern Europe.
- 02Interpretation
The footprint suggests a broader physical expansion strategy rather than isolated openings.
- 03Why it matters
Retail landlords, competitors and suppliers may want to act before the expansion becomes obvious across the market.
- 04Action
Follow the brand and monitor its expansion signals.
Examples of signals that point to future tenant demand
Physical footprint and expansion are a good place to start. These examples show the kind of signal that explains why a brand is moving, and how fast.
Store openings and planned expansion
Where a brand is opening, and how quickly its network is growing.
See these signalsNew country and new city entry
Market-entry signals, before the first store is announced.
See these signalsFormat changes and closures
Shifts in how a brand uses space, and where it is pulling back.
See these signalsCompetitor tenants on the move
What brands in neighbouring centres and competing schemes are doing.
See these signals…and many more
These are examples, not a limit. Retail Brands follows many more signals across every topic, and each one carries its sources and date.
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Opportunity Watch
Find brands whose expansion and growth signals may open commercial opportunities, narrowed to the market and category you lease in.
Expansion Watch
Track brands entering new markets and expanding their footprint.
Competitive Watch
Monitor the brands in competing centres and schemes.
Market Watch
Track changes across a country, region or category.
People & Organisation
Know when hiring and leadership signals change.
Make your own
Build an alert for any brand, market, category or signal, and choose how often you hear about it.
Follow what matters to you, and get notified when it changes.
See plans and start your trialFrom a brand to a conversation
- 1
Discover the brand
Find brands that match your category and ambition.
- 2
Understand its trajectory
Read its expansion, hiring and footprint signals together.
- 3
Identify the geography
See the cities and countries where it is moving.
- 4
Monitor expansion
Follow the brand with an Alert and watch what changes.
- 5
Act
Reach out while the conversation is still open.
Move opportunities into the systems your leasing team already works in, with integrations for CRM and team tools, and the API.
Why you can rely on it
Evidence, not opinion
Every signal carries its sources and its date. You can see what we saw, and when.
Independent by design
Brands can correct facts about themselves. They can never edit a score. That is what makes the intelligence worth relying on.
Geography is built in
Brand footprints are tied to real cities and countries, so expansion can be read market by market.
Bring a real leasing question, for example the categories you want to add in your next scheme, and we will run it on live brand signals.
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Tell us the market and the categories you lease in. We will show you who is moving.
Know who’s expanding before the lease is signed.