Key Contacts
Jonathan specialises in providing tailored solutions to clients in the retail, retail banking, retail property and public sectors. Jonathan is the Founder & CEO of JDM Retail and spearheads strategic retail consultancy projects for clients worldwide; creating strategies to help clients to maximise their retail potential. Jonathan has been working as a specialist consultant in the retail and retail property sectors for over 25 years and in that time his advice has benefited a vast array of clients trading across a variety of sectors.
Jonathan is a regular conference speaker and has spoken at a number of major events including ICSC-RECON. Jonathan has also given lectures at the LSE, London Business School, Cass Business School and ICSC educational events. Jonathan is an elected member of the KPMG/Retail Next Retail Think Tank, and regularly provides expert commentary on the retail and property sectors in national and international media; having appeared as a retail expert on the BBC, ITV, Sky and Radio 4’s Today Program, and contributed to articles printed in the FT, Times, Telegraph, Economist and various specialist retail/property publications.
Jonathan’s Twitter feed was listed by Retail Week in the top 100 ‘most influential’ Twitter feeds to follow, and he has also been named as one of the Top 25 Retail Influencers globally by Modern Retail, and a Top 100 Tech Influencer by the RTIH (Retail Technology Innovation Hub).
Louis has been working as a consultant in the retail property sphere since 2016. Louis’ role at JDM Retail is based around number crunching and spotting trends. He is trained in spatial and statistical analytics and employs these skills to help retailers understand what drives trading performance across their entire commercial ecosystem. Louis has advised a diverse range of retailers, from international tech giants to specialist chocolatiers.
Louis also works with local authorities and property owners, leveraging his experience with retailer clients to advise on identifying investment opportunities, acquisition due diligence, and asset management. He has helped local authorities, property investors, developers and managers in the UK, Europe and further afield.
Dominic provides spatial and statistical analysis and assistance in retail location consultancy projects for a wide range of clients, such as major food retailers in the UK and American fashion brands. Dominic’s role varies from data collection and analysis to client research and planning, ensuring the team’s output is as rigorous and thorough as possible. Dominic also advises landlords in investment due diligence and asset management.
Dominic graduated from a retail-focused Bachelor of Arts which encompassed relevant GIS and statistical modules and theses.
