Consultants

John Dawson
John Dawson will provide specialist knowledge of retail market change and act as quality reviewer of all reports and outputs. John is a Professor at Institute for Retail studies in Stirling University and the Edinburgh University Management School. His research over the last 30 years has focused on changes in the structure and performance of retailing in UK, the rest of Europe and Japan. He has undertaken projects for OECD, European commission and various branches of UK government as well as for major retailers. He was involved in developing changes in national planning guidance for retailing in Scotland. He is author of several books and articles in planning, geography, marketing and management journals. He holds a PhD from University of Nottingham and an MPhil in Town Planning from University College London. He is a fellow of Royal Society of Scotland.