Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook

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Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook episodes

April 22, 2022 Chef Jorgie Ramos Embodies Miami and its Food - Where We Buy #203
Follow Chef Owner Jorgie Ramos as he competes in the South Beach Wine & Food Festival's Swine & Wine competition. Along the way, he'll talk about his unique path to becoming a well-known Miami restaurateur. Plus, JLL's Katie Fernandez-Espinosa and Rafael Romero talk about the intersection of food and real estate in the vibrant Miami region.
James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.

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33 min
April 15, 2022 How Loyalty Programs Keep Shoppers Coming Back - Where We Buy #202
How do shopping centers and shopping districts keep patrons coming back? Loyalty programs offer the perks and discounts to create and engage loyal shoppers. Ben Chesser is the founder and CEO of Coniq, a customer engagement and loyalty software company. He explains how different types of shoppers will respond to different types of perks. He also walks through the program at the Bicester Village outlet shopping center, a popular tourist destination in the UK.

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

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32 min
April 01, 2022 How Can Retailers Be Good To the Planet? - Where We Buy #201
This week, the research team explores sustainability initiatives from retailers like Target, Starbucks, Macy's and Neiman Marcus. This episode features James Cook, Taylor Coyne and Ebere Anokute. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Listen: WhereWeBuy.show Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy skill"
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40 min
March 19, 2022 What Does a Retail Researcher Do? - Where We Buy #200
To celebrate the two-hundredth episode of Where We Buy, the retail research team turns the focus on itself. They talk about the hardest part of being a retail researcher, their favorite shopping places and best-loved retail topics.
This episode features James Cook, Taylor Coyne, Keisha Virtue and Ebere Anokute, who are all retail researchers at JLL.

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58 min
March 11, 2022 RFID Tech is Changing Retail - Where We Buy #199
Most shoppers don't know it, but RFID technology is slowly transforming the way goods are sold in stores. Marshall Kay, RFID specialist and retail strategist, explains how and why retailers have been adopting the technology.
James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.

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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

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33 min
February 17, 2022 The Hottest Small Quick Service Chains - Where We Buy #198
Danny Klein is Editorial Director at Food News Media. He talks about hot new fast casual concepts, including Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken and Loro from Aaron Franklin, pitmaster of Austin's famous Franklin Barbecue. James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL.
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37 min
February 06, 2022 Lowes Cashes in on the Pet Supply Boom with Petco - Where We Buy #197
Listen in on a lively discussion about a number of growing retailers: Savage X Fenty opens its first brick-and-mortar stores, Versace plans for 100 new global locations and Lowes is partnering with Petco to sell pet supplies. James Cook, Taylor Coyne and Ebere Anokute are researchers at 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. Additional creative commons licensed music in this episode is from Quincas Moreira, Slynk, RAGE, TrackTribe and Rondo Brothers.
46 min
January 31, 2022 Digitally Native Brands Want Physical Stores Again - Where We Buy #196
During the worst of the pandemic, many digitally native brands said they might never open a physical store again. Now, many have changed their tunes. Gabrielle Licht specializes in leasing to DTC brands and emerging concepts at Macerich, owner of Class A retail and mixed-use destinations across the U.S. She now has regular conversations with digital brands with ambitious store growth plans. Rebecca Fitts, Director of Real Estate at Leap, is working with a growing roster of digital brands opening physical stores. Leap is a retail platform for brands like A Pea in the Pod, Mack Weldon and Rent the Runway. With a fresh $50 million in Series B financing, Leap plans to add 150 new stores in 2022. 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.
41 min
January 14, 2022 Are Non-Alcoholic Cocktails a Growing Retail Category? - Where We Buy #195
Sales of alcoholic beverages grew by 20% in the first 7 months of the pandemic. But now, some are questioning the wisdom of too much drinking. And some retailers want to profit from the non-alcoholic drink trend.

Plus, economist Ryan Severino joins to explain how inflation might affect consumers and retailers in 2022.

James Cook is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. Taylor Coyne is a senior research manager for JLL.

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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 We Ride! by Reed Mathis.
39 min
January 02, 2022Through the Looking Glass at AREA15 - Where We Buy #194
Anne Mezzenga of OmniTalk joins James Cook on a fantastical journey through AREA15, a new entertainment district near the Las Vegas Strip.

Drew DiCostanzo, Director of Sales and Marketing at Meow Wolf Las Vegas, leads a tour of Meow Wolf's OmegaMart. They begin in a place that looks like a typical grocery store, but things soon prove much weirder and more entertaining.

Anne and James visit Wink World, a new exhibit from Blue Man Group co-founder Chris Wink.

AREA15 CEO Winston Fisher says they've "invented a new real estate project operating business...ultimately creating a content box." Fisher speaks to the past and future of AREA15, with plans to replicate the Area 15 concept in other cities.

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

Want to see what we saw?

We posted a video of our trip to Area 15 here.

Hear our past coverage of Meow Wolf and Area 15:

Chris Wink Brings Cool Stuff to AREA15 in Las Vegas - Where We Buy #130

Meow Wolf Brings Art to the Mall and More - Where We Buy #110

AREA15 and Meow Wolf - Where We Buy #72

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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.
48 min

About Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook

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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. …