Tom Whittington, Director of Retail & Leisure Research at Savills (Manchester)

Tom heads Retail Research within Savills and assist clients in the retail property sector with a wide range of research requirements. Tom specialises in assessing retail schemes according to the potential for retailers to generate revenue. His analysis has clear implications on development value, acquisition/disposal strategies, asset management and letting.
Through his development of retail performance models, Tom has assisted landlords with tenant rent reviews, developers and local authorities with ‘scenario’ testing development potential and planners with retail impact assessments.