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
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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.

"Thanks to a strong start of the year, the accumulated volume since the beginning of the year reached €118.9bn, a 1.3% decrease compared to H1 2019"

"Limited implications of Covid-19 on the senior housing sector"

"Europe's economic resilience will be dependent on the depths of a second wave"

"Cyber investment to create new European office demand"

"Investment volume in H1 2020 was significantly boostedby a €1.3 billion residential portfolio trade in Ostrava(Residomo), which accounted for 67% share of the total halfyear volume."

"Google mobility data demonstrates pronounced improvements in travel across leisure-led locations, translating into strong occupancy and ADR performance"

"Using nine different metrics from liquidity to the handling of the current crisis, London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm and Frankfurt make up the top five most resilient cities"

"E-commerce tilts the investment balance toward logistics and away from retail"

"European multifamily investment activity is expected to remain strong in Q2 driven by investor confidence in the sector's fundamentals"

"Increased online banking, new regulatory changes and Covid-19 are boosting fintech office demand across Europe. Savills European Fintech Occupier Index ranks the most attractive European cities for fintech occupiers to locate"