Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook

Brandon McCalla is a retail leasing broker based in Orlando, FL. He talks about his experiments with marketing properties and brands on social media.  His clients include Foxtail Coffee Co., La Granja, and Xponential Fitness. He also shares the best places for shopping and dining in Orlando. 

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. 

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The most ambitious real estate project in Downtown Orlando is Creative Village. It's a 68-acre urban mixed-use development with office, retail residential and education components.   David Barilla is Assistant Director, City of Orlando Downtown Development Board & Community Redevelopment Agency. He tells the story of creative village and the vision for its future.

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. 

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Americans most often travel from city to city by car or plane. But in many parts of the world, the most efficient way to travel is by train.  Patrick Goddard, President at Brightline Trains explains how his company is working to bring more rail to the U.S. Brightline already has a rail route between Miami and West Palm Beach, with an extension to Orlando opening soon. Plus, it's working on a rail route between LA and Las Vegas. 

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. 

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Kids Foot Locker's new House of Play concept is 8,000 square feet large and full of interactive playscapes. Jill Feldman, VP General Manager explains how the brand engages with Generation Alpha both in-store and online. 

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. 

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Mattresses are often made with synthetic fibers or foam. But Avocado's mattresses are different.  Avocado sells sustainable organic non-toxic mattresses and bedding. The company started selling online, but now shoppers can test its wares in a growing number of experiential showrooms. Kris Karuna is VP, Business Development & Retail Brand Experience Development at Avocado Green Mattress.  He explains the company's bricks-and-mortar strategy.

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. 

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Maker Kitchens leases small commercial kitchen space for pickup and delivery-only restaurants & food and beverage vendors. The three partners of Maker Kitchens talk about how they grew from one location in Los Angeles to thirteen locations in the West and Midwest, with more coming soon. 

Yossi Reinstein, Aaron Aftergood and Bennett Goldberg are partners at Maker Kitchens Group.

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. 

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Brookfield Properties owns iconic retail places like Ala Moana Center in Honolulu and Brookfield Place in New York City. Meredith Darnell, the Chief Optimization Officer at Brookfield talks about new technologies she's using to make shopping easier. And she talks about the types of retailers that are leasing new store space and how to turn shopping centers into destinations.   James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen: WhereWeBuy.show  Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy skill"   Email: [email protected]    Watch our week video show, Everything We Know About Retail: http://everythingweknow.show/   Leave a message on the Where We Buy hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061    Read more retail research here:  http://www.us.jll.com/retail   Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license.

Alex Sharrin, of the Net Lease Practice at JLL, explains what buyers of single-tenant retail properties are looking for and how the investor appetite has changed since 2020. Plus, we look at how the model of how electric vehicles are sold could change the auto industry.   Portions of this episode were recorded live at the JLL booth at ICSC Las Vegas 2022.   James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.    Ebere Anokute is a senior research manager for JLL.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen: WhereWeBuy.show  Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy skill"   Email: [email protected]    Watch our week video show, Everything We Know About Retail: http://everythingweknow.show/   Leave a message on the Where We Buy hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061    Read more retail research here:  http://www.us.jll.com/retail   Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license.

Ethan Chernofsky talks about how Placer.ai uses foot traffic data to understand the performance of American retailers. Plus, James and Ebere discuss the many new food halls opening in cities big and small.   Portions of this episode were recorded live at the JLL booth at ICSC Las Vegas 2022.   James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas and Ebere Anokute is a research manager for JLL.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen: WhereWeBuy.show  Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy skill"   Email: [email protected]    Watch our week video show, Everything We Know About Retail: http://everythingweknow.show/   Leave a message on the Where We Buy hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061    Read more retail research here:  http://www.us.jll.com/retail   Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license.

If you put a store on the wrong corner of the wrong street, you could be in real trouble. That’s why global retailers rely on local experts when figuring out where to open in a new city. Erika Schanke helps those retailers make that connection. She is Executive Vice President of Global Retail Business Development at JLL.   This episode was recorded live at the JLL booth at ICSC Las Vegas 2022.   James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.    Taylor Coyne is a senior research manager for JLL.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen: WhereWeBuy.show  Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy skill"   Email: [email protected]    Watch our week video show, Everything We Know About Retail: http://everythingweknow.show/   Leave a message on the Where We Buy hotline. We may use it on an upcoming show. Call (602) 633-4061    Read more retail research here:  http://www.us.jll.com/retail   Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license.