A geographer, planner and retailers by turn, his research interests focus on the development of multi-channel retailing, marketing information systems, new forms of retail development and international retail performance. He has worked with a wide range of international retail organizations in support of this research and for executive education, including Tesco, IKEA, Marks & Spencer, Alliance Boots, Metro, SOK, Kingfisher, Sainsbury, ICSC, CIES and RILA.

As a faculty member of the Saïd Business School, he teaches marketing and retailing on the University’s undergraduate, MBA and MSc programmes.

He is author of 3 books (with 2 forthcoming) and over 100 published articles on retail strategy, and regularly features on television and radio news and consumer affairs programmes.