According to the British Retail Consortium, the volume of retailsales is holding up well with year on year growth of over 6%.However, investors are concerned about retailers' profitabilityand, by implication, their ability to sustain rental growth. Manyretailers have put expansion plans on hold. The amount of spaceavailable within the retail market has increased as retailersrationalise space requirements in order to cut costs.
According to DTZ around 60% of all shopping centre investmentactivity this year has been channelled through investment vehiclessuch as limited partnerships or unit trusts. Such vehicles allowsmaller funds to participate in the performance of large assetslike shopping centres without distorting their risk profiles.
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