Jonathan De Mello

Retail & Retail Property expert. Founder & CEO of JDM Retail. NED. Top 25 Retail Influencer. Providing strategic consulting to retailers & property investors.

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@soult @CannyInsights @Savvy_Catherine @RetailWeek @GeorgeMacD Would happily contribute to that, as there are lots of fantastic independent retailers in South Wales in particular

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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 @MailOnline piece. https://t.co/xjLRnVCpaS

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An acquisition of @MulberryEngland by @FrasersGroupPLC would be another opportunistic, smart move. My views in this @Telegraph piece
https://t.co/wgs2WZqyyL

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Thanks to @CityAM 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. https://t.co/6yxCTBBWEN

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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 @thisismoney here: https://t.co/kYkK9taPtX

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@soult The @LukeTugby effect :)

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Piece in @TheSun on the continued attraction of the UK market for international brands, including my comments. https://t.co/RSLaDeHrRf

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200 new restaurants are planned across the UK and Ireland by @McDonalds in a new £1bn expansion drive. My views in this @BBCNews piece here:

https://t.co/PxgxvVWp7Q

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Our definitive ranking of UK designer outlet centres in @RetailWeek

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.

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Ranking: The UK’s top-performing designer outlet centres https://t.co/ZEmxEJYoAk

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Ranking: The UK’s top-performing designer outlet centres https://t.co/ZEmxEJYoAk

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Good to be quoted in this @retailgazette piece on @FrasersGroupPLC 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.

https://t.co/5bohA2T58R

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@soult Very little that can be done with small cinemas (most of those to close have 6 screens) - but I know for larger multiplexes that there are smaller cinema operators that would retain a cinema element but repurpose the rest as leisure/competitive socialising - which can work well.

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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 @CoStarNews piece here:
https://t.co/bjAaNFXjbV

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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 @Telegraph here: https://t.co/0w4cihgbVP

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My views in this @retailgazette piece on what went wrong at @Carpetright . Clearly lots of factors at play; chief of which is the rise and rise of Tapi. https://t.co/hDKolhenbH

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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.

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Are free returns at an end? My views in this @dailymail piece here: https://t.co/SMKIkWRWs6

[Jonathan De Mello @DeMelloRetail]

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! :)

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Great performance from @LidlGB in the recent @Kantar data, with quarterly sales +9.4% vs @AldiUK at +2.2%. My views on why Lidl's numbers are so strong in @thisismoney:
https://t.co/Fr7CQGnBa0

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Great piece by @angharadcarrick in @thisismoney on self checkouts, with comment from myself, @soult and @andrewbusby https://t.co/XOzxP8wQb2