Correspondence: Bob Thompson, RETRI Group 44 Stewart Avenue Upminster RM14 2AF, UK. Tel: +44 (0)7703 234251; E-mail: bt@retrigroup.com

¹is founder of RETRI Group, established in 2001 as a research consultancy in real estate. For the previous 16 years he was a partner at King Sturge. His clients range from Investors and Fund Managers through Developers and Local Authorities. Although most widely published as an expert in industrial property, he has been involved in the whole spectrum of property types, including some of the largest schemes in Europe. He is a past President of the European Real Estate Society, a visiting Research Fellow at Reading University and a Senior Research Associate at the College of Estate Management.

Received 3 November 2007; Revised 3 November 2007.

Abstract

This paper describes some simple changes retailers can make to their operations to reduce their carbon footprint and energy requirements as well as saving money and resources.