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The rise of stores without stocks
When is a retail store not a retail store? Perhaps when it has no stock to sell to customers? The rise of ‘showrooming’ – the practice of visiting a brick-and-mortar shop in order to examine [...]
Why pop-ups are a positive for shopping centre landlords and tenants
In the past, pop-up stores were frequently about taking advantage of seasonal trends such as Halloween or Christmas. Product quality tended to be poor, the stores lacked appeal and, as a result, were often thought [...]
Investec Property Fund to dispose of stakes in Musina and Boitekong Malls
Investec Property Fund [JSE: IPF] has approved plans to sell its shareholding in Musina Mall, Limpopo and Boitekong Mall, Rustenburg, for R727 million. According to the Fund, the disposals were in line with a strategy [...]
Concerns for retail property sector – survey
Consumer spending is likely no longer the driving force behind of the outperformance of retail property over industrial property and office space, according to John Loos, property sector strategist at FNB Commercial Property Finance. The [...]