Retail
Analysis and in-depth reporting of current developments in retail real estate, plus all the latest news
IPE RA Real Estate Europe Briefing: Investors flock to Spanish retail amid strongest sales growth in years
Iberian Peninsula claimed Europe’s top three retail transactions by value in Q1
Change of the guard at M&G’s $7bn Asia-Pacific core fund
Florence Chong speaks to fund managers Richard Van den Berg and Jason Leong
Could Asia-Pacific real estate benefit from US uncertainty?
Despite experiencing a recent decline in transactions, some Asia-Pacific might attract a bigger slice of capital flows
Shop until it drops: The return of retail property
Retail real estate deals have made a significant contribution to volumes at the start of 2025, as investors are impressed by the sector’s attractive returns
Could investors be overlooking CEE’s real estate markets?
While geopolitical uncertainty pervades Europe, CEE property – especially retail – has been strong
In depth
US retail: Back to the mall?
For so long an unfavoured and compromised sector, retail is performing surprising well during the current wider property downturn in the US. Vanessa Drucker reports
Retail Europe: Could the sector be an investment star again?
As the beleaguered retail sector emerges from COVID-19, is now the time to buy retail? Mark Faithfull speaks to three investors
Market report: Retail
As the world tentatively reopens, we report on how the true scale of retail Armageddon is becoming apparent. Retail was traditionally the second-largest component after offices in core institutional real estate portfolios. In recent years, investors and fund managers have been striving to reduce that heavy retail weighting, often in favour of logistics, residential and some alternative property sectors, as we analyse in this report.
ADIC and Challenger Life sell Sydney mall stake to JY Group for A$320m
Vicinity Centres holds the remaining 50% stake in Bankstown Central
Guest view: Why investors are expanding in European grocery food retail
Sector’s defensive qualities and stable yields appeal to investors seeking security in a choppy market
Ram Realty buys 197,000sqft mall in Florida from Orion Real Estate
Ram plans to reposition The Shoppes at Jupiter as part of its value‐add retail strategy
Weekly Data Sheet – 22 August 2025
Three jumbo portfolios change hands
Sonae Sierra buys Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s German management business
Real estate group Sonae Sierra has acquired Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s German shopping-centre management business.
BGO acquires Rockwood Plaza, expanding Prime Canadian Property
Global real estate fund manager BGO has acquired a grocery-achored shopping mall in Mississauga, Ontario, on behalf of its Prime Canadian Property Strategy.
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