AI and European Offices: Separating Hype from Hiring Reality
To what extent is artificial intelligence actually having an impact on office-based hiring across Europe?
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A store-led digital reality
"Europe’s digital grocery future is built on bricks and mortar, with stores acting as the backbone for fulfilment, last‑mile efficiency and profitable omnichannel growth."
The battle for convenience as hypermarkets retreat
"From downsizing legacy assets to rolling out urban formats, retailers chase proximity, speed and low‑friction shopping."
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Consolidations and portfolio optimisation
"Margin pressure and rising capex push grocers toward M&A, buybacks and portfolio rationalisation."
Spotlight: European Office Leasing – Q4 2025
"European office demand held steady in 2025, with vacancies at 9% and incentives tightening, and take-up forecast to grow 3% in 2026."
Spotlight: European Grocery Report – Q4 2025
"Europe’s grocery market adapts to convenience, disciplined value, and the cost of protecting consumers."
Discounters applying pressure to national champions
"Lean operators squeeze from below as discounters expand, testing the resilience of Europe’s grocery incumbents."
AI and the cost of compliance
"Automation streamlines, but compliance embeds long‑term capital costs into the grocery model."
Liquidity anchored by large transactions
"Portfolio scale, North American capital and balance sheet recycling inject liquidity."
Annual Auctions Review and Outlook 2025/2026
"Welcome to our second annual Auction Review and Outlook. In this year’s report, you’ll find a detailed look at how the property auctions market performed in 2025."
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