Within the last decade, the percentage of floor space occupied by operators of food and beverage (F&B) outlets in shopping centers has increased from 7% to 15%.
The messages emerging from the retail sector are very mixed. GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index soared in June to its highest level since the late 1990s, with consumers increasingly bullish about both their own financial prospects and the health of the economy overall. This optimism has partially filtered through to retail sales. In the 3 […]
Investor appetite for urban product remains undiminished, boosting pricing year-over-year Boosted by recent mall acquisitions and increased urban retail investment, retail transaction volumes in the third quarter of 2015 totaled $18.4 billion—a 10.7 percent jump from the second quarter and a 4.6 percent increase year-over-year. Year-to-date volumes are also on the rise, increasing 10.1 percent […]
