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Big boys muscle in on empty space as retail rents slip amid Covid

Annabeth Leow
Published Sun, Jul 25, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SMALLER retailers and eateries could increasingly be replaced in malls by big brands with the wherewithal to capitalise on rental declines.

    Even as Covid-19 restrictions chip away at the bricks-and-mortar consumer sector, the retail scene has accelerated an ongoing transformation, observers told The Business Times.

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