Retail, leisure and hospitality is one of the most exciting sectors within our investment strategy, encompassing, retail parks and urban shopping outlets, hotels and sports venues.
Most of our investment is made directly through Peel L&P, which conceived and developed the world class Trafford Centre in Manchester.
TraffordCity
TraffordCity is the UK’s most dynamic retail, leisure and commercial destination which is home to The Trafford Centre, as well as some of the biggest brands and most high profile leisure operators in the country.
Over 43 million visitors a year
Employs 16,500 people
13 leisure venues
1,000 hotel rooms
Through Peel L&P, £3 billion has been invested to date and a further £3 billion is earmarked to bring forward 3.5 million sq ft (325,150 sq m) of development, including a new sustainable community known as Trafford Waters.
AJ Bell Stadium
The AJ Bell Stadium, in TraffordCity, is home to both Sale Sharks and Salford Red Devils making it a key component of Peel L&P’s overall investment in the destination.
The stadium capacity is 12,000
Offers a major function and event facility
The stadium is a joint venture with Salford City Council.
Perfect Fit Media
Among our media interests, we also invest in Perfect Fit Media which owns and operates an extensive network of high quality advertising sites across prime retail and travel hubs, including airports across our investment portfolio.
Messages reach a combined annual footfall of over 204 million people
New website launched at the start of 2018
First media sales company with the ability to build a campaign online
Audience measurement systems installed on all new media
As the only media owner who also owns and operates the entire environment rather than simply the media space, the portfolio also includes the option to create bespoke, interactive installations and community-specific activations.
Tower Hotel Management
Peel’s investment in hotels is through Tower Hotel Management. Tower has franchise agreements with major international hotel brands, including the Holiday Inn, Hampton by Hilton and Ramada Encore, and owns a number of others.
700 hotel beds and 200,000 room nights a year
Prestigious locations, including the Holiday Inn at MediaCityUK and Holiday Inn Express in TraffordCity
With in-depth knowledge of hotel brands but working independently from the brands owners, Tower is able to challenge system deliveries and other sales and marketing issues in order to maximise revenues for hotel owners.
