In contrast to shops and retail warehouses, the nascent recovery in shopping centre rents has already faded. The shift to remote work and greater exposure to online competition has led to relatively weak sales of the type of goods shopping centres offer, driving up vacancy rates. With the online share now showing signs of resuming its upward trend, shopping centre rents will continue to underperform other retail sectors over the next few years.
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