This is the second in a series of blog posts from JLL that will explore the rising importance of food and beverage (F&B) in retail place-making, the implications for retail property owners, as well as delving into the future challenges facing the industry as explored in the 2017 ICSC ‘Successful integration of F&B within retail […]
The day before the official start of MAPIC Italy, I was lucky to be part of an ‘elite’ party given a guided tour of the great and good of Milanese foodservice. JLL Foodservice Consulting are the exclusive Foodservice Partner to MAPIC and MAPIC Italy and, on the eve of the first F&B Retail Summit, a […]
As the exclusive (and very proud) Foodservice Partner to MAPIC and MAPIC Italy, JLL Foodservice Consulting held the first of the MAPIC ‘Unplugged’ events on the rooftop of Aqua Nueva in central London last night. The ‘Unplugged’ event kicked off the year long focus of Food and Beverage leading up to the 1st F&B Retail […]
For over 40 years I have been working in the foodservice industry, and for the last 3 decades I have been advising property developers, landlords and building owners and occupiers on “food”. The business has grown from a one man band to a highly respected part of the JLL Family and along with my incredible […]
What does the future of retail look like? That’s always one of the big talking points when thousands of retail professionals get together. At the retail industry’s annual trade show MAPIC, held in Cannes, France, multiple conversations centred round the impact of rapidly evolving technology, the challenges of brand building in the digital age and […]
As part of the Foodservice Consultant team you may be aware that we travel a lot. When on ‘tour’, our team always looks to stay in new, interesting and different hotels. As the point of contact with our JLL Hotels & Hospitality colleagues I always push for us to visit the newest concepts in hotel […]
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 […]
