European Retail Warehousing – 2026
Retail warehousing has proven to be one of Europe's best-performing retail formats in recent years, delivering sector-leading total returns of 7.4% in 2025.
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Retail warehousing has proven to be one of Europe's best-performing retail formats in recent years, delivering sector-leading total returns of 7.4% in 2025.
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Exceeding modest expectations neatly captures the mood surrounding the European economy.
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Growing suburban consumer belts
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Retail parks embrace a more multifunctional future
Growing suburban consumer belts
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Demographic tailwinds move closer to home
Growing suburban consumer belts
European retail park stock has now reached 51 million sq m, on the back of a 2.4% increase last year, the strongest year of development activity since 2020.
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Evolution over broad-based expansion
European retail park stock has now reached 51 million sq m, on the back of a 2.4% increase last year, the strongest year of development activity since 2020.

"Stabilising vacancy rents continue to support rental growth across European cities"

"Global supply chain chaos and e-commerce boom to sustain growth of European logistics real estate market in 2022"
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"Eurozone inflation will eat into real rental growth"


"Rising construction costs begin to squeeze developer margins amid occupier shift to more sustainable office space"

"This, our fourth edition, takes stock of the global luxury retail market after the impacts of the pandemic and what the physical luxury market could look like going forward. What has been reassuring is the resilience and adaptability of luxury"

"Total national stock of modern industrial space intended for lease reached 9.7 million sq m."

"Preliminary figures that the total real estate investment volume in Europe for the first quarter of the year will reach approximately €70bn, with €300–330bn forecast for the full year"