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Heartland malls in areas with less retail space per capita may recover more quickly

Recovery of suburban malls depends on varying tenant mixes, shopping experiences and catchment sizes

Fiona Lam
Published Wed, Jul 7, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE recovery of suburban malls will likely be uneven across different locations in Singapore, due to the varying tenant mixes, shopping experiences and catchment sizes.

    Retail spaces in predominantly residential zones may emerge as more resilient amid limited competition, said the National University of Singapore's Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS), going by its analysis of retail space per Singapore resident in each area.

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