Retail Reits should be able to weather e-commerce threat
TWO years since it made its foray into the local market, e-commerce giant Amazon has expanded its offerings with the launch of its Singapore website, which could put pressure on some retailers.
Retail Reits, however, are unlikely to be impacted in a big way as they continue with their efforts to fine-tune their tenant mix by bringing in more experiential activities and food & beverage (F&B) tenants to fend off the e-commerce onslaught.
Instead, Amazon's key rivals will likely be entrenched e-commerce incumbents such as Alibaba-backed Lazada, Sea's Shopee and Qoo10. In the fight for retail dollars, it's worth noting that online players - such as struggling startup Hone…
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