Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook

Jan 31 2025 100 ep. 33 mins 206

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James Cook and his fellow retail researchers visit shopping destinations around the world, interview retail and real estate executives and discuss market research in a fast-paced and fun setting. James researches retail and real estate for JLL.

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Sprouts' Healthy Growth in a Competitive Market - Where We Buy #322

Jan 31 2025 25 mins

David McGlinchey is Chief Strategy Officer at Sprouts Farmers Market. He discusses Sprouts’ unique positioning as a specialty market focusing on organic, vegan, and gluten-free products. He explains Sprouts' growth strategy, customer demographics, and how the company plans to expand into new territories. He also highlights how Sprouts differentiates itself from competitors. Addit

Small is Beautiful: Christine Mastandrea's Retail Real Estate Philosophy - Where We Buy #321

Jan 24 2025 27 mins

Christine Mastandrea is COO of Whitestone REIT, which owns 55 shopping centers in Texas and Arizona. She discusses her unique philosophy about retail real estate; Whitestone's strategy of acquiring smaller, community-centric properties in high-growth markets; and how understanding neighborhoods through data analytics and psychographics drives their decisions. The conversation cover

Inside Building Engines - Where We Buy #320

Jan 17 2025 28 mins

Daniel Russo leads Building Engines, a property management software platform owned by JLL. He explains how the software connects tenants and property teams, facilitates maintenance, tracks utility usage, and manages vendor interactions. He also elaborates on adapting the software for retail properties, the differences between managing retail and office spaces, and integration of AI

Crafting the Perfect Redevelopment Team - Where We Buy #319

Jan 10 2025 32 mins

George Papageorge, a seasoned retail development executive, outlines the key roles essential for project success, including legal, leasing, and design professionals. He emphasizes the importance of assembling a diverse, locally-based team. George highlights the growing use of fractional executives, the value of early legal involvement, and the critical role of research and storyte

Inside the Modern Retail Warehouse - Where We Buy #318

Jan 03 2025 34 mins

Kris Bjorson leads retail e-commerce distribution at JLL. He recaps a recent tour of two high-tech retail distribution centers in the Indianapolis area and explains how they represent current industry trends. The discussion covers warehouse automation, inventory management, and labor dynamics, as well as the broader shifts in retail supply chains in response to changing consumer ha

European Retail Hot Spots - Where We Buy #317

Dec 22 2024 52 mins

James Cook hosts an in-depth discussion on the current state of retail real estate across major European cities, including growth trends, key retail locations, and city-specific strategies for market penetration. - Josefine Ulrich talks about the challenges of entering the European market - Tjard Martinus discusses the positive outlook for European retail - Aniko Korsos and Morit

Time Out Market's Global Expansion - Where We Buy #316

Nov 22 2024 28 mins

Chris Ohlund, CEO of Time Out Group, discusses the company's transformation from a London-based publication in the 1960s to a global media and food hall brand. Time Out now operates markets in nine cities, with seven more in development. Ohlund explains how Time Out uniquely combines media and markets to showcase each city's best offerings, detailing their curation process for loca

How technology and urban planning could reshape retail's future - Where We Buy #315

Nov 08 2024 24 mins

Retail’s future is rapidly evolving, shaped by technology and changing consumer habits. In connection with JLL’s Future Vision research project, this episode of Trends & Insights: The Future of Commercial Real Estate explores three potential scenarios for shopping in the years ahead. How AI will challenge traditional retail spaces and consumer behaviors. Why digital replicas o

Navigating Toronto's Mixed-Use Redevelopment - Where We Buy #314

Nov 01 2024 30 mins

Mixed-use redevelopment in Toronto has been driven by the region's rapid population growth, leading to increased housing and infrastructure demands. The constraints on housing supply, rising costs due to taxes on new development, and challenges in creating effective retail spaces in mixed-use projects are explored. Examples of successful mixed-use developments in Toronto and other

The Magic of Retailtainment - Where We Buy #313

Oct 25 2024 36 mins

Andrew Lainsbury is a seasoned retail marketing consultant and professor from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. He explores the concept of "retailtainment," merging retail with entertainment to create multi-sensory experiences that captivate customers, with examples from brands like Disney and Lush. He discusses the transformation of retail spaces, the imp