Jonathan Bayfield

Analyst, European Retail Research and Consulting

jonathan.bayfield@eu.jll.com

Jonathan is a Senior Analyst in JLL’s European Retail Research and Consulting team. His current market specialities include: UK Retail, Central London, European Shopping Centres and Global Retail Trends. He is also currently studying for an MSc in Real Estate at Reading University.

Blogs by  Jonathan

Why international retailers are flocking to The Nordics

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Affluent Nordic cities are attracting international retailers as they broaden EU expansion plans, Jonathan Bayfield explains why. Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Boggi and Superdry: these are just a few of the international brands that have expanded across the Nordics in recent years with JLL’s guidance. As economic conditions improve across the Eurozone, retailers are entering […]

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UK Retail: How will the increase in contactless payments affect the retail sector

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One of the most notable news items this week for the retail sector is that the proportion of cash transactions at the point of sale decreased 10 per cent last year. According to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Cost of Payment Collection Survey, consumers are embracing alternative ways to shop using new technology. However,  paying […]

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UK Retail – Ocado deal with Morrisons finalised to unveil online retail platform, potentially incensing Waitrose

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After a substantial amount of speculation, supermarket Morrisons will finally have an online grocery retail presence, after launching its new agreement with Ocado this week. The deal has, however, not gone unnoticed by competing supermarket Waitrose, who also have an arrangement with the delivery firm. The introduction of e-retailing for Morrisons at the end of […]

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UK Retail : Selfridges launches drive-thru click-and-collect, as Littlewoods is first to commercialise Facebook

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A number of announcements this week have further illustrated how truly multi-channel the retail sector is becoming. Selfridges have announced they are set to open a drive-thru click-and-collect service at its London flagship store. The department store is going to adapt a forecourt space off the side of its Oxford Street site so that customers […]

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UK Retail : UK avoids triple dip recession, as high street sales volumes fall in March

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Some positive news this week, as the UK economy managed to exceed analysts’ expectations and achieve growth of 0.3% in Q1, thus avoiding an unprecedented triple dip recession, and providing a timely boost to sentiment after an uncertain beginning to 2013. Unfortunately, notwithstanding this progression, the UK’s GDP is still 2.6% below its pre-recession peak […]

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What is retail’s future?

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Three months after joining Jones Lang LaSalle as a graduate in the Retail Research team – I thought I should have a look into where I think the current retail market is and peer into its future. The shopping centre or high street of yesterday is a thing of the past. Customers, myself very much […]

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