Superdry’s rent reduction proposals are definitely needed given very high OCR’s across their property portfolio - but will be a bitter pill to swallow for landlords. My view in this CoStar News piece: costar.com/article/164805…

Thanks to Retail Technology Innovation Hub for my inclusion in this list of the top 100 retail tech influencers - honoured to be part of it.

Superdry clearly a big news story at the moment in retail - not a bad 24 hours of coverage for JDM Retail in the national press - including The Telegraph City A.M. and the Mail Online

Great piece by Angharad Carrick in This is Money on self checkouts, with comment from myself, Graham Soult FIPM and @andrewbusby thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/ar…

Great performance from @LidlGB in the recent @Kantar data, with quarterly sales +9.4% vs Aldi Stores UK at +2.2%. My views on why Lidl's numbers are so strong in This is Money: thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

Made my Netflix debut on their ‘24 Hours in Lidl’ show a couple of days ago. Do check it out when you can. And no, I didn’t actually spend 24 hours in Lidl myself! :)

Are free returns at an end? My views in this @dailymail piece here: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Would you like to travel to [European city] and deliver a keynote speech? We have no budget for a speaker's fee and we can't cover your flight or hotel either. But networking! Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence but can't help but feel 🤯 when it does.

My views in this Retail Gazette piece on what went wrong at Carpetright UK . Clearly lots of factors at play; chief of which is the rise and rise of Tapi. retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2024/07/c…

Is Daniel Kretinsky building a European Amazon? Recent investments imply this may well be the case, with stakes in a range of retail and logistics businesses across Europe, and his recent £3.6bn bid for Royal Mail. My views in The Telegraph here: telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Cineworld's planned closure of 6 sites is likely to be just a first tranche of site closures - I have no doubt there will be more to come. My views in this CoStar News piece here: product.costar.com/home/news/shar…

Good to be quoted in this Retail Gazette piece on Frasers Group Plc (FRAS) acquiring shopping centres. With LVMH buying Bicester Village and IKEA buying Churchill Square in Brighton, there is an increasing trend of occupiers buying property that they occupy. retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2024/07/f…

Ranking: The UK’s top-performing designer outlet centres ift.tt/cj4Oqwe

Our definitive ranking of UK designer outlet centres in Retail Week Get in touch with me for a copy of the full white paper, or - if you are a Retail Week subscriber - download it from the RW website.

200 new restaurants are planned across the UK and Ireland by McDonald's in a new £1bn expansion drive. My views in this BBC News (UK) piece here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Piece in The Sun on the continued attraction of the UK market for international brands, including my comments. thesun.co.uk/money/30121264…

Can new CEO Schulman turn Burberry ‘s fortunes around? Their share price has suffered over the past year due to a mix of poor direction and macro issues and a focused return to affordable luxury is what is needed. My views in This is Money here: thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

Thanks to City A.M. for including my views in this piece on fashion rental. Rental had a rough time during COVID given its reliance on occasionwear, but is on the rise again - via both rental pure plays, and high street multiples offering rental. cityam.com/is-the-party-f…

An acquisition of Mulberry by Frasers Group Plc (FRAS) would be another opportunistic, smart move. My views in this The Telegraph piece telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Black Friday 2024 is shaping up to be one of the best Black Friday trading periods we have seen in some time. My views in this Mail Online piece. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…