Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook

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Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook episodes

May 02, 2019 Entertainment, Food and Retail in Downtown Orlando - Where We Buy #102
Justin Greider and Brandon Delanois lead a tour of Downtown Orlando. They talk about the history of the Church Street district, residential growth in the city and they visit the construction site for Creative Village, one of many development projects that are sprouting up in the city.

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

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22 min
April 25, 2019 New Stores (and Stories) in Center City Philadelphia - Where We Buy #101
Paige Jaffe gives a retail tour of Center City Philadelphia, where many say the food scene rivals that of New York. She explains how some simple zoning modifications have made for big changes in the types of retailers that are leasing space. Plus, she shares examples of how property owners have adapted old buildings to modern uses.

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

Download the branch banking report cited in the show: https://www.us.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights/research/branch-banks-2019

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20 min
April 19, 2019 Constant Reinvention at Scottsdale Fashion Square - Where We Buy #100
Before it was a shopping center, the place where Scottsdale Fashion Square now stands was just a stretch of Arizona desert with a drug store on it. Back then, the only reason to go to a store was to get something you needed. Today, top shopping centers are giving people novelty and excitement. Kim Choukalas is with Macerich, the company that owns the mall. She gives a walking tour of the many ways the mall is changing to keep pace with modern tastes.

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

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21 min
April 04, 2019 A Changing Tenant Mix at Downtown Disney - Where We Buy #99
Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA is one of a handful of shopping centers around the world that is attached to one or more theme parks. The idea is to keep vacationers spending money even after they leave a park. But to earn those tourist dollars, they have to keep the tenant mix fresh. Adina Hemley talks with James Cook about what's new at Downtown Disney.

Adina Hemley researches the Los Angeles retail property market for JLL.

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

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17 min
March 22, 2019 What Does a Retail Real Estate Broker Do? - Where We Buy #98
For retailers looking to open more stores or shopping center owners looking to attract new tenants, the job can quickly get complicated. That's why many of them turn to real estate brokers, outsourced experts that take on that tough work. Naveen Jaggi talks about how that work happens and why it's so complex. He also shares his own unique career path in the retail real estate business.

Naveen Jaggi is President in the Americas for JLL's Retail Advisory Services, Leasing and Capital Markets.

James Cook is Director of Retail Research in the Americas for JLL.

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20 min
March 15, 2019 Axe Throwing, Arcades, VR and Escape Rooms - Where We Buy #97
Jennifer Dimaano talks about the growing crop of bars and entertainment places coming to shopping spots and city centers near you. Justin Greider explains how this trend is nothing new in Florida. Jeff Badstubner explores the similarities between boutique fitness and new leisure concepts.

Download the Competitive Socializing report here.

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

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22 min
February 28, 2019How Retail Leasing Agents Find Tenants (with Beth Azor) - Where We Buy #96
Beth Azor started her career cold-calling prospective tenants. Today, she owns and manages six shopping centers and travels the country training retail real estate agents. Known as the Canvassing Queen, Beth has never stopped working in the field. Beth's new book "Don't Say No For the Prospect" contains lessons and advice from her 30 years of experience. Beth's interview offers fascinating details for anyone in the retail real estate industry.

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

Links mentioned in the show:

Beth's book, Don't Say No for the Prospect: https://dontsaynofortheprospect.com/

Beth's Monthly Book Club - http://www.bethazor.com/azor-advice/beths-podcasts/

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35 min
February 14, 2019 Two Bit Circus is a Micro Amusement Park - Where We Buy #95
CEO of Two Bit Circus, Brent Bushnell is busy looking for future locations for his micro amusement park. What started as a company that built ephemeral experiences is now a permanent physical collection of original games, immersive "story rooms" and VR adventures. Bushnell explains how Two Bit Circus got its start and his ambitious growth plans.

Special thanks to the retail researchers and friends that joined our Two Bit Circus site visit: Taylor Coyne, Arielle Einhorn, Jennifer Dimaano, Magdalene Nitschke and Tom Lagos.

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.

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Additional music: Getting it Done Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
25 min
February 07, 2019In Retail, People are Still Better than Robots - Where We Buy #94
Elizabeth Segran is a staff writer at Fast Company. She says that people don't want robots in their lives nearly as much as executives think they do. A recent Oracle consumer study appears to support that belief. Elizabeth talks about where that disconnect comes from and what she thinks shoppers really want.

Fast Company article: Report: Retailers have zero clue what shoppers really want

Oracle press release: 95% of Consumers Don't Want to Talk to a Robot When Shopping

Elizabeth Segran's website and twitter.

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

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android Listen: WhereWeBuy.show Alexa: Say "Enable the Where We Buy skill"

Tweet: @JamesDCook Email: [email protected] Instagram: @jamcoo

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.

Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license.
23 min
January 31, 2019 Neighborhood Goods is a New Type of Department Store - Where We Buy #93
Matt Alexander, CEO and co-founder of Neighborhood Goods, talks about how his store's rotating collection of paid brand activations represents a new take on the department store experience. Fallon Johnson, Director of Marketing, leads a tour through the newly opened Neighborhood Goods store at Legacy West in Plano, TX.

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

Portions of this episode were recorded in front of a live audience at the ICSC New York Deal Making conference in December 2018.

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Tweet: @JamesDCook Email: [email protected] Instagram: @jamcoo

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.

Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license.
31 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. …