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GLOBAL SHOPPING CENTRE DEVELOPMENT INCREASES TO 39
MILLION SQUARE METRES
London, 21 April 2015 – Global shopping centre development continues to grow with a total of
11.4 million square metres (sq m) of new shopping centre space opened in 2014, compared with
10.6 million sq m in 2013.
Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, have continued to dominate the shopping centre
development pipeline with over 39 million sq m under construction at the end of last year. China
accounted for over 60% of the pipeline, with Russia, Turkey and India also possessing significant
space under construction, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE.
Shanghai tops the ranking for most new space under construction with 4.1 million sq m, followed
by Shenzhen (3.4 million sq m) and Chengdu in third place with 3 million sq m, Chongqing and
Guangzhou make up the top five most active markets with more than 20 projects in the pipeline.
However, supply of new development in China and India is at risk of slowing down due to the
economy and mounting financial pressures on landlords. Construction of some shopping malls is
on hold due to lack of funding or in some cases landlords are considering changing the schemes
to other uses.
Europe accounted for 20% of total completions in 2014 with Russia and Turkey continuing to
dominate the new development pipeline. Moscow was the most active European country in 2014
and the only city outside of China in the top five. Notable schemes completed include the Avia
Park which is currently Europe's largest shopping mall totalling 231, 000 sq m of gross leasable
area (GLA). Istanbul saw the addition of eight new shopping centres totalling 440, 253 sq m and
also has one of the largest development pipelines in Europe. This has been led by the easy
availability of credit in the Turkish market which has fuelled consumer spending.
In the Middle East, Abu Dhabi continues to strengthen its position as a leading retail destination
with the completion of four new centres including the Yas Mall located on Yas Island with space
for 400 shops, a 20 screen cinema and 10,000 car parking spaces. Paris was once again the
most active market in Western Europe, with only one centre opening in 2014.
Natasha Patel, EMEA Retail Research, CBRE, commented:
“The factors driving the development pipeline of new space remains largely unchanged compared
to last year in terms of location with new construction dominated by Asia and in particular China.
Other influences include a growing middle class population in emerging markets, the urbanisation
of large cities and a lack of high quality retail space required by cross border retailers.
Western Europe and the U.S. continue to suffer from a lack of new development and extensions
and refurbishments of existing centres will be a key focus in a bid to continue to attract key
retailers and consumers."
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2014 Shopping Centre Completions
Source: Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity (CSA), Costar and CBRE Research 2015
ENDS
Notes to editors:
This is the fourth year that CBRE has measured the level of shopping centre development in 171 of the
world’s major cities. The survey was based on new centres of over 20,000 sq m and excluded retail
warehousing and factory outlet centres.
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