{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Retail Repositioning with The Ardent Companies - Where We Buy #396","description":"Jay Douglas is Managing Director of Development at The Ardent Companies, a privately held real estate firm focused on opportunistic and diversified investment strategies, where he leads the mixed use and retail portfolio. Jay talks about projects including Westside Bottling in Durham, the Seminole Towne Center repositioning in Sanford anchored by a new Costco, and a small food and beverage development in Largo anchored by Foxtail Coffee Co. He also covers grocery anchored lifestyle centers, placemaking, entertainment tenants, and why retail should lead mixed use. James Cook is the Head of Retail Research for JLL.&amp;nbsp; Keisha Virtue is the Retail Research Manager in the Americas for JLL. Subscribe:  Apple Podcasts |  Spotify&amp;nbsp;  Listen: WhereWeBuy.show&amp;nbsp; Email: jamesd.cook@jll.com&amp;nbsp; YouTube: http:\/\/everythingweknow.show\/ Read more retail research here: &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.us.jll.com\/retail Theme music is  Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook","author_url":"http:\/\/wherewebuy.show","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42478100\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42478100"}