Retail & Retail Property expert. Founder & CEO of JDM Retail. NED. Top 25 Retail Influencer. Providing strategic consulting to retailers & property investors.
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Black Friday 2024 is shaping up to be one of the best Black Friday trading periods we have seen in some time. My views in this @MailOnline piece. dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
An acquisition of @MulberryEngland by @FrasersGroupPLC would be another opportunistic, smart move. My views in this @Telegraph piece
telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Thanks to @CityAM for including my views in this piece on fashion rental. Rental had a rough time during COVID given its reliance on occasionwear, but is on the rise again - via both rental pure plays, and high street multiples offering rental. cityam.com/is-the-party-for-…
Can new CEO Schulman turn @Burberry ‘s fortunes around? Their share price has suffered over the past year due to a mix of poor direction and macro issues and a focused return to affordable luxury is what is needed. My views in @thisismoney here: thisismoney.co.uk/money/mark…
Piece in @TheSun on the continued attraction of the UK market for international brands, including my comments. thesun.co.uk/money/30121264/…
200 new restaurants are planned across the UK and Ireland by @McDonalds in a new £1bn expansion drive. My views in this @BBCNews piece here:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn87…
Our definitive ranking of UK designer outlet centres in @RetailWeek
Get in touch with me for a copy of the full white paper, or - if you are a Retail Week subscriber - download it from the RW website.
Ranking: The UK’s top-performing designer outlet centres ift.tt/cj4Oqwe
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Ranking: The UK’s top-performing designer outlet centres ift.tt/cj4Oqwe
Good to be quoted in this @retailgazette piece on @FrasersGroupPLC acquiring shopping centres. With @LVMH buying Bicester Village and @IKEA buying Churchill Square in Brighton, there is an increasing trend of occupiers buying property that they occupy.
retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202…
Cineworld's planned closure of 6 sites is likely to be just a first tranche of site closures - I have no doubt there will be more to come. My views in this @CoStarNews piece here:
product.costar.com/home/news…
Is Daniel Kretinsky building a European Amazon? Recent investments imply this may well be the case, with stakes in a range of retail and logistics businesses across Europe, and his recent £3.6bn bid for Royal Mail.
My views in @Telegraph here: telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
My views in this @retailgazette piece on what went wrong at @Carpetright . Clearly lots of factors at play; chief of which is the rise and rise of Tapi. retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202…
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Would you like to travel to [European city] and deliver a keynote speech? We have no budget for a speaker's fee and we can't cover your flight or hotel either.
But networking!
Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence but can't help but feel 🤯 when it does.
Are free returns at an end? My views in this @dailymail piece here: dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
Made my Netflix debut on their ‘24 Hours in Lidl’ show a couple of days ago. Do check it out when you can. And no, I didn’t actually spend 24 hours in Lidl myself! :)
Great performance from @LidlGB in the recent @Kantar data, with quarterly sales +9.4% vs @AldiUK at +2.2%. My views on why Lidl's numbers are so strong in @thisismoney:
thisismoney.co.uk/money/mark…
Great piece by @angharadcarrick in @thisismoney on self checkouts, with comment from myself, @soult and @andrewbusby thisismoney.co.uk/money/bill…
Superdry clearly a big news story at the moment in retail - not a bad 24 hours of coverage for JDM Retail in the national press - including @Telegraph @CityAM and the @MailOnline
Thanks to @RTIH_RetailTech for my inclusion in this list of the top 100 retail tech influencers - honoured to be part of it.
2024 RTIH Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers List goes live, sponsored by @Marxent. Includes @gtfsheff @soult @FrankBeard @harleyf @DeMelloRetail @icelandrichard @Retail_Matt @andrewbusby @polinchock @trevorsumner @Savvy_Catherine @tonycdonofrio @gregdeacon @GeoffreyB @neirajones @Natalie_Berg @mazzaknights @StevenPDennis retailtechinnovationhub.com/…
Superdry’s rent reduction proposals are definitely needed given very high OCR’s across their property portfolio - but will be a bitter pill to swallow for landlords. My view in this @CoStarNews piece:
costar.com/article/164805826…
