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Stadium car parks have long been treated as an operational afterthought. The institutional view is catching up with what the numbers have been saying for a while. Infrastructure funds, REITs, and private equity are all now active in the parking sector, and parking infrastructure, properly managed, behaves much like a core infrastructure asset.

ANPR has crossed a threshold. It's no longer a premium option for forward-thinking operators. It's quickly becoming the default. But most rollouts stop well short of what the technology is actually capable of

Cornwall's premier retail destination, White River Place, serves hundreds of shoppers daily across 550 spaces. Tickets and cash machines were creating friction at the worst moment. Hozah's ANPR-driven, ticketless Ecosystem changed that — registered drivers simply drive in and out, with no app, no ticket, no queue.

The lobby, the check-in, the welcome drink. Hotels put enormous thought into every touchpoint. So why does the car park so often get left out of the conversation? It might be working, but working well and working hard are two very different things.

We headed to Manchester for Retail Destination Live 2026, one of the biggest dates in the retail property calendar. A day of sharp sessions, useful conversations, and plenty of evidence that parking is no longer an afterthought in how landlords think about customer experience.