Is German retail making a comeback?

German retail performance has been among the worst in the euro-zone for most of the last decade. A combination of declining vacancy, better affordability and reduced online leakage point to a relative improvement. But any recovery is likely to be slow and rent growth will still lag the regional average until the final years of the forecast.

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