James Cook

About James Cook

Relevant, stimulating and rewarding. Three words that describe my role as the Americas Director of Retail Research at JLL. My goal is simple – to build your knowledge of the ever-changing retail real estate industry and help you stay ahead of the next phase of retailing. To do this, I focus on the development and implementation of research strategy, methodology, platform deliverables and broad sector analyses for retail property markets in the Americas. With this intelligence, I produce industry-leading research and insightful thought leadership that you’ll enjoy and appreciate.When I am not finding the next big trend, I love cooking at home. Mexican, Thai and Indian dishes are my go-to cuisines. I also love true crime podcasts and curling up with a good book. I host the Where We Buy podcast where I discuss two of my favorite topics: retail and real estate. It features my conversations with fascinating people, original research and audio tours of unique retail places. New episodes are released weekly, catch up on past episodes now at WhereWeBuy.show. I also co-host Everything We Know About Retail, a weekly video show you can watch at EverythingWeKnow.show.

Experience

1. Americas Director of Research, Retail

   JLL

   Aug 2015 — Present

   Oversees the production of national retail research and serve as the voice of retail research in the region.Speaks regularly at industry events and with clients and media about how retail real estate today will transform with tomorrow’s economy.Creates industry-leading research and thought leadership for both owners and occupiers of retail developments.Sits on JLL\'s Research Leadership Council which focuses on the team\'s strategic vision, team management and development of best practice standards and collaboration across the global research platform and brand.

Education

• West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  B.S.

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Commercial Real Estate
• Analysis
• Real Estate Economics
• Brokerage
• Real Estate
• Contract Negotiation
• Marketing
• Research
• Report Writing
• Business Development
• Management
• Demographics
• Market Research
• Real Estate Transactions
• Demographic Analysis
• Real Estate Development
• Location Intelligence
• Market Analysis
• Leadership