Retail Outlook for 2018: Changes and Opportunities

Posted on May 24, 2018

According to Cushman and Wakefield’s first quarter report on shopping centers, the retail sector will continue to struggle despite a strong economy. However, it’s not all bad news – while stores found in malls and power centers (e.g., electronics, department, sporting goods) will continue to decline, other sectors will expand, such as dollar stores, discount grocery, off-price apparel, beauty/cosmetics, fitness/health clubs, fast food, coffee and fast fashion, most of which operate in neighborhood and community centers. According to the report, these trends could benefit the owners of Class A malls. "Anchor closures at trophy or Class A malls present opportunities for landlords to attract new, more relevant tenants such as food halls, experiential concepts or other trendy new retailers at current rents," the report states. "Landlords will also see non-traditional mall tenants such as discounters, off-price or grocery chains move into some of these vacancies."

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