Emergence of Europe’s mega cities
Extract from JLL’s Redefining Retail Places In our blog, ‘Urbanisation: 6.3 billion living in cities by 2050 – implications for Retail’, we discuss the impact of the powerful demographic forces that...
View ArticleLondon: the world’s ultimate retail destination
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...
View ArticleWhy multi-sensory shopping could save the high street
Fresh from two days of innovation and insight at ICSC European Conference in London, Shelley Matthews, European Retail Capital Markets, JLL, explains why the future of retail is all about ‘place...
View ArticleBreaking retail records in Europe
Jeremy Eddy, European Retail Capital Markets, JLL, talks transaction volumes, trophy deals and retail trends after a successful first half of 2015, which puts the firm on track for a record-breaking...
View ArticleFlairFnB – The Next Best Thing in Hotels
I’ve been at the IHIF, in Berlin today. I am here for the duration, enjoying the buzz of The International Hotel investment Forum. Lots of suits, lots of stands and lots and lots of serious people. Our...
View ArticleThe Growth of the Food Hall Continues with Bang Bang Oriental
The continued rise of Food Halls is something we are monitoring across the world. In Europe, the concept is renowned for places such as Mercado di Ribeiro (Lisbon), Markthal (Rotterdam), Eataly (Milan)...
View ArticleThe Power of the Celebrity Brand Name
I was recently at Euston Station in London, waiting for my train to take me to REVO in Liverpool. As usual, I’d given myself a bit of ‘wiggle’ room to allow for any travel disruptions so had a good...
View ArticleBon Apetit:Advantage Food
It has been a great couple of days talking to some of our existing Clients, colleagues, friends and meeting new ones as well. It did however mean that I had to wait till late on Thursday afternoon to...
View ArticleIn Defence of Landlords
Article originally published by MCA. When restaurants are hit with rising food costs, staff wages, business rates and rents, resentment towards landlords inevitably rises. Restaurant businesses need a...
View ArticleLooking Back, Looking Forwards
What a year! A quick, end of year, flick through notebooks, meeting minutes and diary entries, summarises what an extraordinary year it’s been across the foodservice market in the UK. Another year of...
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