{"id":12102,"date":"2026-09-22T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.com\/?p=12102"},"modified":"2026-09-23T04:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T04:48:32","slug":"consumer-habits-retail-zoning-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.com\/ar\/consumer-habits-retail-zoning-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Habits: How to Shape Retail Zoning Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12102\" class=\"elementor elementor-12102\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0350346 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0350346\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6297e1c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6297e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Understanding Consumer Habits Can Help Shape a Comprehensive Retail Zoning Plan for Shopping Centres<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cf6fb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02cf6fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ff2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5ff2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/consumer-habits-retail-zoning-plan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/consumer-habits-retail-zoning-plan.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/consumer-habits-retail-zoning-plan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/consumer-habits-retail-zoning-plan-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b8bc6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36b8bc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9241a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9241a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask a retail developer how a shopping centre manages to be a popular place, and they will often talk about its design, location, or size. But all those factors sit at the surface; what really defines a retail destination is whether individuals want to come there to spend their time and money.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998443f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"998443f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopping centres do not equal buildings or architectural works. These are the means for delivering goods, services, and, most importantly, experiences. The architecture is only the physical medium that will house these.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc1990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc1990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actual success of a place as a retail destination depends on the tenants, the restaurant operators, and brands that are in the physical platform space. These are the key elements that will determine, at a given time, whether a venue is popular or the opposite. For this reason, it is important to rely on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis of consumer behaviour and retail trends as the starting point of each planning process for commercial zones, and not depend entirely on architectural ideas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad374f8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad374f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaway:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8ef36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8ef36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making retail zoning decisions should begin with consumer behaviours, rather than focusing merely on the physical structure of a building<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoning is not a one-time action; it is a living document. It can be altered with changes in consumer shopping habits.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Footfall, dwell time, and tenant performance are all elements influenced by the shopping centre tenant zoning.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research-based space planning in retail results in superior performance to decisions made based on habit or assumption.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d86cbc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d86cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start With the Consumer, Not the Building\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd1ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd1ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers tend to get engaged in the architectural features, location, and the size of the building, but meanwhile the most crucial and basic question that should be answered is: what will consumers really do that makes them decide to come to and then return to this place? This is where consumer behaviour really influences leasing strategy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b56c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94b56c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be a win for retailers\u2019 zoning that is based on customer needs, shopping behaviours, expenditure, personal preferences, and market category demand, versus any retail plan based on whichever retailers are available at the time of planning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5102def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5102def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What seems to be only a small difference is, in fact, what often separates the fate of retail projects- success or failure- since the retail stores\u2019 buildings can be quite identical, and yet it is the destinations that truly \u2018get to know\u2019 their customers that keep their properties top of mind with their audience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1785721 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1785721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Consumer Behaviour Matters in Retail Space Planning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022d14c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"022d14c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A top-notch retail destination addresses consumer needs, shopping habits, spending patterns, preferences, lifestyle behaviour, and category demand when planning and selecting brands that resonant.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e533b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e533b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 150 years of collective experience, the team at PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS, Retail Development Specialists, not only has a deep knowledge of consumer psychology but also applies it practically to identify retail opportunities, plan retail strategies, and set the right combination of retailers at a destination that results in a great retail experience for consumers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d43416 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d43416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Consumer Shopping Habits in Shopping Centres<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7006052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7006052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopping behaviour varies across different consumer groups, depending on their demographic,\u00a0 income levels, and satisfaction with existing destinations. Usually, developers of a new centre make leasing decisions two to four years before opening and, because of this, have to make accurate predictions of future consumer demand.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c82989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c82989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behaviour can be monitored, after the opening phase, by sales, footfall, dwell time, customer feedback, and category sales analysis. It follows that if one of the categories is weak, such an area should be redeveloped for another use that fits better, since zoning can be changed. \u00a0 Top-performing destinations view it as a constantly improving plan backed up by real evidence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557a154 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"557a154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Consumer Behaviour Retail Insights Influence a Retail Zoning Plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a49bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a49bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sound research offers practical answers to questions like: what kinds of people live in the area of your location; how much money do these people usually keep after paying the essentials; whether these people buy as groups or individually; and what areas of products are completely missing from the market? With these results, the tenants are selected to suit the market, the floor spaces are allocated to different categories, a number of stores per category are arranged, and the proportion of retail, restaurant, service, and entertainment elements is established.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbaff39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbaff39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where market research demonstrates strong desire for a category with little existing provision, for example, this gap becomes an opportunity which the landlord can directly plan for, instead of waiting and seeing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab7bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aab7bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our team of professional consultants at PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS has shown that the composition of tenant zoning is an important decision to which one needs to relate the available market data, consumer preferences, and a map of how the customers circulate the facility.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6d9e2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc6d9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Role of Shopping Centre Tenant Zoning in Customer Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd937a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fd937a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoning also affects traffic in the retail area, as it separates planned purchase visits made for a specific store or activity from impulse purchases, which are the result of browsing and discovery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8223f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8223f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Properly designed retail shop adjacencies allow for cross-shopping, increased dwell time, and extra spending, unlike just randomly placing tenants without a zoning strategy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936373e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936373e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food &amp; Beverage is a perfect example of a major transition in our industry. Whereas dining used to take up quite a small portion of the mall\u2019s floor space, today, many retail areas dedicate a much larger portion to restaurants, cafe chains, and entertainment dining spots. This trend mirrors the truth that consumers are eating out more often and dining has become a draw and an anchor attraction if done correctly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4caf9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c4caf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Role of Events and Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4587074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4587074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumer behaviour is not limited to purchasing goods alone. A flourishing retail destination may transform itself into a community gathering place and be viewed as a modern-day town square without just being a trading venue.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80c43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c80c43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By providing consumers with additional shopping reasons aside from the purchase itself, such as special events, exhibitions, activations, as well as seasonal programming, these will result in forming emotional connections with the project, increasing length of stay, bringing in families, encouraging customers to come back, and also making the place a vital member of the community that surrounds it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9739f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9739f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This essentially means that in zoning planning, event venues should not only be considered a later element after settling tenant layout but rather be planned together at the beginning when arranging spaces and circulation paths.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f9fa1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f9fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Redefining \u201cExperiential Retail\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dfd72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2dfd72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of \u201cexperiential retail\u201d is usually a buzzword that people randomly apply to a few flagship installations or social media events. A better way to look at it is that a successful retail experience is created through the whole consumer journey.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710f3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710f3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put, retail experience isn\u2019t a cool installation or an unexpected viral moment. A flawless retail process is part of the consumer experience, just like a single product launch.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0abe0b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0abe0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Hardware and Software of a Retail Destination\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c264a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57c264a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is useful to consider the components that make up a retail area to be two separate \u2018layers\u2019. First, there is the hardware. This refers to the structure of the building, the architectural layout, the parking lots, and anything on the ground: the real and definite elements. Second, there is the software level. This refers to the presence and operation of retailers, restaurant operators, service providers, product brands, events, customer relationships, and other services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7dfd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed7dfd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good physical environment sets the stage; what really brings the place alive is the customers\u2019 experience. The shop\u2019s performance is the way in which the different elements interact. So, a shopping mall layout is nothing more than a detailed plan showing how the software is arranged inside the hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b8064 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87b8064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Retail Space Planning Can Align With Consumer Expectations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07520c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07520c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a great place to visit, apart from just being able to satisfy people, you can also make them change their habits. When City Centre Deira opened in Dubai in 1995, adding a hypermarket, IKEA, and Magic Planet entertainment area, it changed the idea shoppers had of a mall, and it was very successful. It drew crowds that passed traditional malls to visit the new age mall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8f8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a8f8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a way, great developers anticipate how consumers are about to change their habits and accept the future. Only a well-documented retail zoning plan can enable the developer to make such a prediction with a lot of confidence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633ec37 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"633ec37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Factors to Consider When Creating a Retail Zoning Plan\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bfdb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5bfdb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catchment area demographics, spending habits, and levels of income.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trip reason and number of visits across all categories.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location of category anchors<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main shop location and footfall pattern changes as a result.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complementary and competitive tenant placement considerations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom to change zoning areas as consumer habits change.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329dbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329dbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Factors rarely operate separately; a big mall that is able to draw a lot of people, for example, will only result in more people going to the other shop floors if the layout and circulation are designed in such a way to catch footfall.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd4391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfd4391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experienced retail consultants like the team at PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS take a more realistic view of the project by assessing whether something is possible or feasible by considering the actual market demand.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fd675 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8fd675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS Can Support Shopping Centre Tenant Zoning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2c00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2c00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHIL McARTHUR, with his team of highly accredited and experienced professionals, founded PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS. Phil is a CSM, CDP, and CRX, and has over 45 years of commercial retail experience and has worked across Canada and the Middle East, North Africa and Asia on some landmark retail and mixed-use projects. PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS, Retail Development Specialists, is a Dubai-based retail consultancy that brings expert advice on various issues to developers, investors and asset owners across the GCC, MENA and international markets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccd0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ccd0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With combined retail project management experience of 150+ years, a solid project record of 200+ projects, and a total built GLA of 10 million m from 30+ countries, including projects related to Jeddah Central Development, DIFC Dubai, Lusail Boulevard Qatar, and Al Jada Central Hub Sharjah, the firm offers a complete line of retail advisory services such as market research, feasibility studies, concept design review, financial modelling, retail design and placemaking, tenant mix planning, leasing strategy, and mall turnaround advisory.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876e9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"876e9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have expertise in identifying and analysing consumer patterns to develop a leasing plan that will maximize customer journeys and dwell times through effective retail zoning around the site, with accessibility as one of the main aspects. Their work is equally effective for new developments and the repurposing of underperforming sites, ranging from brand presence and operator selection to a leasing plan implemented daily.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6e15b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff6e15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f7375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80f7375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive retail zoning strategy starts by considering the type of consumer and is further developed as this consideration is more detailed. Zoning for retail that divides a shop floor plan into categories is hardly ever a success story.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eb620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64eb620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good retail zoning strategy calls for in-depth knowledge about consumer types, their preferences, shopping behaviour, spending areas, what will help to increase their spending, and their shopping duration. Those developers who create their retail zoning plan on such a basis, i.e., the questions about customers rather than about the physical building, are the pioneers who design destinations that are commercial and appealing to people for several decades, and not only when they are being unveiled.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c82ef6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c82ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2f0d3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae2f0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does consumer behaviour influence a retail zoning plan?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00fb8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00fb8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It determines, based on real spending patterns, dwell time, and trip purpose within the catchment, how to position the tenants, instead of relying on just the layout conventions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d461a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12d461a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why are consumer shopping habits important for shopping centre tenant zoning?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63666ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63666ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They shed light on customers\u2019 real use of a centre, where they hang out and what brings them there, thereby making zoning support natural footfall instead of going against it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e5453 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e5453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does retail space planning improve the shopping centre experience?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b039057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b039057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It smooths out customer movement and category positioning, and with that, replaces guesswork with solid data to make the entire customer trip feel more seamless and less broken.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a755f45 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a755f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What factors should be considered when developing a retail zoning plan?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f2afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12f2afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catchment demographics, trip purpose, placement, and category adjacency, as well as the ability to easily adapt the plan as the habits of tenants change with time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de58893 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de58893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can shopping centre tenant zoning respond to changing consumer shopping habits?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b9d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b9d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treating the zoning plan as one that changes over time and checking it against updated sales, footfall, and consumer research only periodically or at the launch time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Understanding Consumer Habits Can Help Shape a Comprehensive Retail Zoning Plan for Shopping Centres Ask a retail developer how a shopping centre manages to be a popular place, and they will often talk about its design, location, or size. But all those factors sit at the surface; what really defines a retail destination is whether individuals want to come there to spend their time and money. Shopping centres do not equal buildings or architectural works. These are the means for delivering goods, services, and, most importantly, experiences. The architecture is only the physical medium that will house these. The actual success of a place as a retail destination depends on the tenants, the restaurant operators, and brands that are in the physical platform space. These are the key elements that will determine, at a given time, whether a venue is popular or the opposite. For this reason, it is important to rely on analysis of consumer behaviour and retail trends as the starting point of each planning process for commercial zones, and not depend entirely on architectural ideas. Key Takeaway: Making retail zoning decisions should begin with consumer behaviours, rather than focusing merely on the physical structure of a building Zoning is not a one-time action; it is a living document. It can be altered with changes in consumer shopping habits. Footfall, dwell time, and tenant performance are all elements influenced by the shopping centre tenant zoning. Research-based space planning in retail results in superior performance to decisions made based on habit or assumption. Start With the Consumer, Not the Building Developers tend to get engaged in the architectural features, location, and the size of the building, but meanwhile the most crucial and basic question that should be answered is: what will consumers really do that makes them decide to come to and then return to this place? This is where consumer behaviour really influences leasing strategy. It will be a win for retailers\u2019 zoning that is based on customer needs, shopping behaviours, expenditure, personal preferences, and market category demand, versus any retail plan based on whichever retailers are available at the time of planning. What seems to be only a small difference is, in fact, what often separates the fate of retail projects- success or failure- since the retail stores\u2019 buildings can be quite identical, and yet it is the destinations that truly \u2018get to know\u2019 their customers that keep their properties top of mind with their audience. Why Consumer Behaviour Matters in Retail Space Planning A top-notch retail destination addresses consumer needs, shopping habits, spending patterns, preferences, lifestyle behaviour, and category demand when planning and selecting brands that resonant.\u00a0\u00a0 With over 150 years of collective experience, the team at PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS, Retail Development Specialists, not only has a deep knowledge of consumer psychology but also applies it practically to identify retail opportunities, plan retail strategies, and set the right combination of retailers at a destination that results in a great retail experience for consumers. Understanding Consumer Shopping Habits in Shopping Centres Shopping behaviour varies across different consumer groups, depending on their demographic,\u00a0 income levels, and satisfaction with existing destinations. Usually, developers of a new centre make leasing decisions two to four years before opening and, because of this, have to make accurate predictions of future consumer demand. Behaviour can be monitored, after the opening phase, by sales, footfall, dwell time, customer feedback, and category sales analysis. It follows that if one of the categories is weak, such an area should be redeveloped for another use that fits better, since zoning can be changed. \u00a0 Top-performing destinations view it as a constantly improving plan backed up by real evidence. How Consumer Behaviour Retail Insights Influence a Retail Zoning Plan Sound research offers practical answers to questions like: what kinds of people live in the area of your location; how much money do these people usually keep after paying the essentials; whether these people buy as groups or individually; and what areas of products are completely missing from the market? With these results, the tenants are selected to suit the market, the floor spaces are allocated to different categories, a number of stores per category are arranged, and the proportion of retail, restaurant, service, and entertainment elements is established. Where market research demonstrates strong desire for a category with little existing provision, for example, this gap becomes an opportunity which the landlord can directly plan for, instead of waiting and seeing. Our team of professional consultants at PHIL McARTHUR &amp; PARTNERS has shown that the composition of tenant zoning is an important decision to which one needs to relate the available market data, consumer preferences, and a map of how the customers circulate the facility. The Role of Shopping Centre Tenant Zoning in Customer Experience Zoning also affects traffic in the retail area, as it separates planned purchase visits made for a specific store or activity from impulse purchases, which are the result of browsing and discovery. Properly designed retail shop adjacencies allow for cross-shopping, increased dwell time, and extra spending, unlike just randomly placing tenants without a zoning strategy. Food &amp; Beverage is a perfect example of a major transition in our industry. Whereas dining used to take up quite a small portion of the mall\u2019s floor space, today, many retail areas dedicate a much larger portion to restaurants, cafe chains, and entertainment dining spots. This trend mirrors the truth that consumers are eating out more often and dining has become a draw and an anchor attraction if done correctly. The Role of Events and Community Consumer behaviour is not limited to purchasing goods alone. A flourishing retail destination may transform itself into a community gathering place and be viewed as a modern-day town square without just being a trading venue. By providing consumers with additional shopping reasons aside from the purchase itself, such as special events, exhibitions, activations, as well as seasonal programming, these will result in forming emotional connections with the project, 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