Colin Burnet

colin.burnet@eu.jll.com

Colin Burnet is a Director in JLL’s European Retail Research & Consulting team. With over 10 years of experience in the European retail market, Colin works with JLL investment and agency teams to advise international investors and occupiers on their retail real estate strategies across the UK and Europe.

Blogs by  Colin

Curated consumption. Is it a case of less is more for Tesco?

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Of all the analysis, opinion and comment that has emerged from Tesco’s recent announcement of record breaking £6.4bn losses, one snippet has stuck in my mind. Tesco offers a bewildering array of 28 varieties of tomato ketchup, while in Aldi there is just one choice, in one size. It may be too simplistic to blame all Tesco’s […]

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City breaks that break the bank

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Wondering where to go on your city break next year? If it’s shopping you’re after, and the buzz and glamour of the big, international brands in particular, then Jones Lang LaSalle’s new report, Destination Europe 2013 is a must read. The report unveils our new cross-border retailer index, which analyses the expansion and presence of […]

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Retail and The Black-Hole Effect

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What was the average size of the Welsh backline in the Six Nations? According to various estimates, somewhere between the size of my shed and my house. My initial reaction was that I’m glad my playing days are long gone. But it also seems to be indicative of a wider trend, towards size, power, scale […]

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Near death on the high street

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As I struggled with the pram down my local high street at the weekend, at one stage forced into the road, (I’m assuming my wife will not be reading this) I was struck by several things; a slow moving Fiat Punto (don’t worry, the pram took the brunt of the impact) but more importantly, and […]

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