Rents up, shoppers down?

If more consumers are going online, why are shopping centre rents still increasing? Nick Lord examines what landlords are doing to preserve foot traffic.

While last month’s “The rent trap” feature discussed the seemingly-ubiquitous complaint that shopping centre occupancy costs for jewellers exceed those paid by retailers in other industries, the focus now shifts to the centres themselves.

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