James is Head of EMEA Retail Research and Consulting at JLL. Working closely with Retail Research and Consulting colleagues across Europe, Middle East and Africa, James is responsible for coordinating and developing all retail research and client consulting needs, providing strategic advice on markets or retail real estate, for developers, investors, landlords and retailers.
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We all spend a great deal of time looking to the future to try and second guess how cyclical and structural change will play out in the world of retail. Retail is dynamic, change is a constant and we can be sure that the future of retail holds some ‘unknowns’. Here is a short video […]
Extract from JLL’s Redefining Retail Places There are powerful global demographic forces at work, which are contributing to fundamental change in the world of retail and are redefining retail and urban places. Please read more here.
The sale of a 30% stake in Bluewater Shopping Centre in the UK to Land Securities, is a bellwether of investor confidence in the future of the physical space, in an increasingly virtual world. Please read more here Connect with me on LinkedIn Follow JLL Europe Retail on Twitter
Economic history indicates that an upturn follows every downturn; therefore it should not come as a surprise that the outlook for European retail is brightening. Consumer confidence is increasing due to sustained economic growth, job creation, lower inflation and the prospect of real wage growth. Of course headwinds remain and opportunities and risks are everywhere, […]
On a constant basis, I am asked about the growth of e-commerce and what the future holds for commercial property in an increasingly virtual world. The answer is that I don’t know what the future looks like, but having explored the impact of e-commerce on the UK’s retail market and the increasing evidence of the […]
The positive mood at MAPIC really shone through many of the discussions and presentations that Jones Lang LaSalle was part of over the course of the week. We saw investor interest returning strongly, with some areas, notably Southern Europe, that have been off the radar for the last few years getting renewed attention from investors. […]
One message that came though loud and clear from this year’s MAPIC was that physical retail space has a very solid future. The binary distinction between the virtual and the real worlds of retail has gone for good. What we’re now seeing successful retailers pursuing is the creative orchestration of both worlds. They are creating […]
A broad set of economic, demographic and technological trends are converging to force changes in the way that we need to think about the future of retail – and retail space in particular. Perhaps the most profound development that we have seen in the retail world – and elsewhere – is the impact of digital […]
