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Physical store expansion still key to retailers’ strategies despite growth in online sales

2 March 2016
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Australia high on the target list for international retailers in 2016

​Sydney, 3 March 2016 – Growing online sales will not deter retailers’ physical store expansion plans in 2016, reports CBRE in its seventh edition of “How Active Are Retailers Globally?”, a study of over a 150 major international brands based in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

The survey findings show that 83% of brands do not expect their physical store expansion plans to be affected by the growth in e-commerce in 2016, with only 22% of brands concerned that stiff competition from online retailing will be a threat to the market in 2016. 

Out of those questioned, 17% have large scale ambitions with many retailers looking to open more than 40 stores (up from 9% in 2015) in 2016. The vast majority (67%) are looking to open up to 20 stores.

Tim Starling, Pacific Head of Retail Tenant Representation for CBRE, commented; “Despite the popularity of online shopping growing year on year, a physical store presence in key locations is still seen as critical for maintaining a strong brand presence.  Shoppers still feel a need to go into a store, physically touch a product and enjoy the brand experience. The store is integral to the shopping journey and can be used in a number of different ways, such as to click and collect, research a product or brand or to test the product. It isn’t solely about the transactional side.”

Germany is at the top of the list for store expansion, with 35% of retailers looking to grow their presence there. France is next on the list, for 33% of retailers, followed by the United Kingdom. All three countries are home to cities with good consumer spending power and steady levels of tourism.

China is the top Asian market, with 27% of retailers looking to expand there. Australia also ranks highly, at 11th on the global list, with 19% of retailers looking to grow their presence Down Under.

CBRE’s National Retail Director, Alistair Palmer, commented; “We are witnessing the strongest levels of international retailer enquiry in Australia to date and we believe we are only part way through this cycle. The two stand-outs are the luxury and the premium fashion sectors.”

Despite the positive headlines, retailers are remaining ‘cautiously optimistic’ in 2016. When questioned about the risk factors for them in in the coming year, similar to last year, real estate cost escalation (56%) and unclear economic prospects (42%) continue to be at the forefront of their minds.

Street shops (76%) and regional shopping malls (72%) were cited as the most popular formats for expansion with an increasing number of brands looking to travel hubs.

One fifth of the brands surveyed, largely from the Americas and EMEA, stated their intention to expand into travel hubs in 2016 as this will give them access to high footfall, highly frequented locations.

“The challenge now is for retailers to build an engaging offer that encourages people to stay longer and spend more,” Mr Starling said.

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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2015 revenue).  The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than  400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide.  CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting.  Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

 

 

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