The retail market has a green light for growth in 2020. With astrong economy and a progress in diffusing the trade ware withChina, the retail market is setting up for a great year. Thisincludes both investment activity and the availability of capitalas well as growth for retails that will lead to strong retailabsorption and rental rats.

"Probably the best indicator of retail market performance in2020 is the outlook for the general economy for 2020,"Scott Grossfeld, partner at Cox, Castle& Nicholson LLP, tells GlobeSt.com. "The good newslooking forward is that the foundation and fundamentals for theeconomy and retail still look strong.  Heading into 2020,the stock markets are at all-time highs, consistently setting newrecords. Unemployment is at record lows. Wages areincreasing, interest rates are low and capital is plentiful.Consumer confidence is at reasonably high levels."