Retail Market Pulse Mid-year 2019

Take-up remains solid, but yields decompress

• Take-up in the first half year of 2019 remained above the average volume registered in the same period in the past five years. 
• The segment ‘food & beverages’ is expanding.
• Prime rents remain under downward pressure in most locations.
• The investment volume decreased year-on-year due to the absence of shopping centre transactions.
• Investors are more cautious towards retail assets and yields are decompressing