Knight Frank – Retail Renaissance 2025

The main theme of the report is the analysis of structural changes in the retail sector and the lessons other real estate sectors can learn from its decline and subsequent revival.

Key findings include the need to understand the structural drivers of the sector to avoid being left behind as the market changes. The report emphasizes that structural changes, such as technological and demographic shifts, can have irreversible consequences, and ignoring them can lead to serious problems. An example of such changes is the impact of online trading and other structural shortcomings such as overexpansion and rising rents.