Vacant Retail Space On The Rise As Tariffs, Closures Leave A Mark


Vacant Retail Space On The Rise As Tariffs, Closures Leave A Mark


"Store closing" sales are going to become more common in 2025 as leasing activity continues to slow and scores of retailers go out of business.

Leasing has fallen 20% this year compared to this time in 2024, Cushman & Wakefield reports. 

Rising rent and design costs started the downward trend in activity last year, and now tariff and trade uncertainty is amplifying the pullback. Retailers are delaying decision-making until the clouds around ever-changing economic policy dissipate. ...

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