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.
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 these […]
I love living and working in London and truly believe that it is the world’s ultimate retail destination. In fact, London’s attractiveness to the world’s top international retailers has been well documented in Destination Europe 2015. It is therefore, no surprise that the ICSC has chosen London to host it’s 40th European Conference here this […]
We’ve all used the internet to research a product before purchasing it. With the ease of reading online reviews written by other users beforehand, as well as using smartphones while shopping, it is now clearly essential to research products online or on your mobile before making a purchase. The growth of e-commerce and what effect […]
I am thrilled to see that, in the last week, eBay and Argos have announced that they have entered an agreement to extend eBay’s offering of click-and-collect services via Argos’s store portfolio. This extension will enable shoppers like me to choose a much wider range of products from many more eBay sellers for collection at […]
Much negative press has been made this week over Marks and Spencer’s (M&S) release of their full year results. The retailer announced their profits dipped 3.9% in the year, but looking into their figures, there are clear signals of hope for the retailer and I am optimistic about their performance going into the future. This […]
Russian money is something that I have been very well aware of for some years now, having followed my father’s football team, Chelsea FC. Roman Abramovich has believe it or not been involved with Chelsea FC for ten years, as the British press widely reported earlier this year. Russian money and the increased spending power […]
As Jones Lang LaSalle noted in our recent report ‘London’s West End: Review and Outlook’, London is now arguably the restaurant capital of the world, with Core West End at its epicentre. London’s dining industry is in good health; in a recent Zagat survey, 40% of diners claimed that London’s dining scene is better today […]
