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"Tightening consumer finances dampened retail sales in 2023, but stronger performance forecast for 2024"
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"Tightening consumer finances dampened retail sales in 2023, but stronger performance forecast for 2024"

"Upward yield pressure intensifies"

"Retail yield compression broadens"

"Prime yields remain static in October"

"Improving occupational story is starting to filter through to the shopping centre and high street investment markets"

"Footfall and spend rebounded quicker in 2021 compared to reopening periods in 2020, following widespread pent-up demand and vaccination confidence"

"Consumer confidence remains suppressed; however, the grocery sector shows strong resilience. The key question remains, how to predict consumer behaviour in the new normal"

"With a significant pandemic-related uptick in grocery spending, strong annual portfolio growth is set to continue, particularly from the value-orientated brands"

"With significant pandemic-related improvements in trading results across all major foodstore operators, there has been little shift in their market share positions nationally"

"Pandemic-related uptick in trading results has been felt across all brands and sectors; however, independent retail operators have gained traction in the market in a year where consumers have stayed at home and increased their local grocery consumption"