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title: GRO Retail - Home Page
description: Meet 600+ expanding retailers, landlords, developers and agents at the UK's leading retail property event. Discover new retail opportunities, leasing insights and commercial partnerships.
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- WHY ATTEND 
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# GRO RETAIL

#### 15 APRIL 2027

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### UK's Largest Retail Property Event for Retailers, Landlords & Agents

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##### MEET NEW, EMERGING & ESTABLISHED RETAILERS

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##### THE CATALYST FOR EXPANSION DEALS NATIONWIDE

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##### ONE DAY OF NETWORKING, INSIGHT & OPPORTUNITY

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##### UNITING LANDLORDS, AGENTS & RETAILERS

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#### **ACCELERATE YOUR EXPANSION,** **GRO YOUR BUSINESS & EXCEED YOUR REVENUE TARGETS**

#### **Defining the Future of UK Retail Growth**

**GRO Retail enables faster, more informed retail property decisions by removing friction from expansion, leasing and site acquisition.**

As the UK's leading retail property event, we bring live retailer demand and available retail space together in one focused marketplace,  connecting hundreds of expanding retailers, leisure operators, landlords, agents, developers and asset managers responsible for millions of sq ft of retail, shopping centre and mixed-use space across the UK.

By uniting the industry's key decision-makers in one place, GRO Retail provides unparalleled insight into retailer expansion plans, leasing opportunities and occupier demand. The result is clearer market intelligence, stronger deal momentum, faster leasing decisions and accelerated retail growth.

Whether you're responsible for growing a retail brand, acquiring new locations, leasing commercial space or delivering asset performance, GRO Retail is where the UK's retail property community comes together to build relationships, uncover opportunities and stay ahead of the market.

 

**Interested in our sponsorship opportunities?**

**Contact**: marketing@groevents.com

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### Event Partners

###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Media Partner

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###### Franchise Media Partner

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This was my fourth time attending GRO Retail, and every year it proves to be an invaluable experience. It’s a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new people, and uncover opportunities that might not come up over email or phone calls.

The atmosphere is always buzzing, with plenty of meaningful conversations happening throughout the day. For McDonald’s, having that face-to-face engagement is so important - it helps us build stronger relationships and explore collaborations in a way that virtual meetings simply can’t.

##### Sam Tomlin

 Acquisitions Team, McDonald's

![Mc Donalds white](https://groevents.com/hubfs/Mc%20Donalds%20white.png)

What’s so valuable is the face-to-face interaction - work that might take three or four months to achieve elsewhere, you can often do here in a single afternoon here.

In fact, at least half of our 20 UK sites have been influenced in some way by opportunities we’ve found through GRO Retail. It’s the perfect platform to launch new concepts to the market through the Soapbox Sessions, and we’ve already seen international interest which we’d never have expected.

##### Hamza Alli

 Development Director, Haute Dolci

![Haute Dolci white](https://groevents.com/hubfs/Haute%20Dolci%20white.png)

GRO Retail is such a valuable forum for us at Places for London. Looking after around 1,500 retail businesses across 5,500 acres, this event gives us the chance to reconnect with our existing retailers, hear about their plans and expansions, and meet new retailers who want to understand more about our estate.

##### Samantha Bain Mollinson

 Head of Retail, Places For London

![Places for london white](https://groevents.com/hubfs/Places%20for%20london%20white.png)

As a people-focused industry, retail is all about connections - so events like GRO Retail are essential. It’s a leasing showcase, an insight platform, and a networking forum all in one. For us, it’s not just about the immediate pipeline for next year; conversations here are already shaping transactions for 2027 and beyond.

The event brings together retailers, landlords, and agencies in a way that’s broad and inclusive, covering everything from new market entrants to the big London talking points.

##### Rob Hargreaves

 Partner, Knight Frank

![Knight Frank](https://groevents.com/hubfs/Knight%20Frank.png)

GRO Retail is the meeting place for the property industry because it's quite a rare opportunity that brings everybody together. So much of this industry is about relationships and trust and people, so  having somewhere where everybody is together, to be able to share resources and insights and really feel part of the community, is key.

It's amazing because these are the connections, the relationships and the conversations that are so key to building our business going forward.

##### Rebecca Morter

 Chief Executive Officer, Lone Design Club

![LDC white](https://groevents.com/hubfs/LDC%20white.png)

GRO Retail has been an excellent opportunity for Dundee to showcase what we have to offer. For us, it was about putting Dundee on the map - meeting retailers, developers, and agents who might not have previously considered the city and highlighting the significant investment and regeneration opportunities available.

##### James Williamson

 Lead on Investment Company Engagement, Dundee Council

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