M Core named the UK's leading shopping centre investment manager

M Core has been ranked the leading investment manager for UK shopping centres in Going Shopping 2027, The Definitive Guide to Shopping Centres, published by Trevor Wood Associates. It’s the second year running that M Core has held the top position.

Two further results reflect the strength of the wider business:

• LCP UK, part of M Core, has moved up from third to second place among UK shopping centre managing agents

• The Centre, Livingston, has been ranked among the UK’s top 20 shopping centres

Trevor Wood Associates has tracked the UK shopping centre market for nearly four decades. The guide ranks schemes by their attractiveness to shoppers, retailers and investors, using measures such as tenant mix, footfall, size and facilities. This year the scoring was refined to give more weight to placemaking, leisure, and food and beverage, including cinemas, bowling, family entertainment and restaurants.

That shift reflects the approach M Core takes across its centres. Alongside retail, this means bringing in gyms, food and beverage, leisure and services that give people more reasons to visit and stay longer.

Sebastian Macdonald-Hall, Chief Investment Officer (Europe) said: “Being ranked the UK’s leading shopping centre investment manager again reflects the hard work of our centre teams and the strength of our relationships with occupiers. Shopping centres are changing, and we are focused on actively managing each one to meet what its community needs.”