Justin Taylor
MarketsEurope in many ways remains the cultural centre of the world of fashion
This year MAPIC will celebrate its 20th year. Whilst I am sure there will be moments of nostalgia and retrospective gazing as to how far the industry has developed in that time, the focus will be forward looking, analysing the relentless speed of change with the emphasis on the big ...
BlogsUnderwater, Mouth Watering or Sea Change
In 2012, the market may well resemble a black and white movie - things will be in stark contrast with few shades of grey. Equally there will be success or failure, but again little in between. There will be opportunities and that is what markets like this bring.
BlogsBCSC Blog: Wagamama for lunch and retailer expansion plans
I am currently standing in the C&W stand kitchen writing this it’s the only spare and quiet space on the stand!
BlogsBCSC Blog: Day One - rumours of Vanilla Ice...
After a quiet first couple of hours, giving a sense of opening night at the theatre, the BCSC conference has got off to a fantastic start with a busy first day.
BlogsBCSC Blog: Time to Evolve
Like 1800 other people, I am heading up to Manchester again for the BCSC Conference & Exhibition. It’s always a great event, pitched somewhere between academic and educational excellence, marketing and sales excess and party extreme.
BlogsPaxman on Portas
Did you catch Jeremy Paxman’s Newsnight on Tuesday evening this week? They did a piece on the future of the UK high street and caught up with Mary Portas on her travels around the UK, albeit that she appeared to find the intervention of the BBC’s roving reporter rather irritating!
BlogsAre we Brits finally learning to love all that’s French?
Over the last 12 months, London has seen record levels of demand from international retailers of which a significant amount has been from French brands, drawn to London by the attraction of expanding in a new market alongside their domestic expansion.
BlogsHaving a good time - how the high street can beat the internet
Retail continues to move inexorably towards on the one hand total convenience and on the other hand personal experience.
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Obama, ash clouds and gale force winds in Ireland
It is always great to visit Dublin, where I was last week. The only downside was the combined effects of President Obama’s revised travel plans, predicted Icelandic ash clouds and gale force winds combined to make travel arrangements as hazardous as some aspects of the Irish property market! ...
BlogsGlasgow needs retail glitz, not Taggart grit
I visited Glasgow recently. It is a city I think of as more true grit than elegant style. Perhaps it is a result of too much Taggart! That thought also goes for the retail offer. Whilst Glasgow is consistently ranked as the number ...
BlogsMan Summers shows us relationships are key
For a long time I have thought there are at least two things which do not feature strongly enough (if at all) on most university courses, for those seeking to enter the surveying profession. These two things are relationship management and marketing. Throughout my time ...
BlogsA 21st birthday party in Sketch
I went to a cracking 21st birthday party on Tuesday evening, swanky venue – Sketch on Conduit Street, very popular birthday girl with loads of friends and gallons of champagne. 21 is such a great age. Youth is still on your side, but with a greater sense ...
BlogsQuality architecture and retail: build it and they will come!
Do you often ask yourself ‘where is my favourite place to shop and why?’ For many people, the answer is often in the beautiful cities such as Bath, Cambridge, York, Edinburgh or Regent Street/Covent Garden London. If the correlation therefore between quality architecture and ...
BlogsWould Grosvenor be a better Liverpool FC manager?
There are two sports that Liverpudlians love, the first is shopping (or at least buying loud fashion labels) and the second is football. I was in Liverpool this week and there are two words not to mention for one of the city’s teams. Blackpool and Blackburn.
BlogsTiming is critical in any walk of life
It is often said that timing is everything. This is certainly true in sport, politics, property and retailing. The evidence is there to see, particularly over the last few days.
BlogsWestfield Stratford casts shadow over surrounding centres
I was back on site at Westfield’s (and their new partners) Stratford City development recently which is mightily impressive notwithstanding it was paralysingly cold!
BlogsGold for Bremner at BCSC
Last week was of course the BCSC Annual Dinner and presentation of the Gold Awards 2010.
BlogsRetail property is dynamic and can adapt to tougher times
BCSC and MAPIC were yet again a welcome reality check in terms of the retail development pipeline and occupier commitment.
