India to get Over 65 Mn Sq. ft. of New Mall Space by 2022-end - ANAROCK Report

/ -- Top 7 cities comprise 72% share while Tier 2 & 3 cities to see 18.2 mn sq. ft. of new supply; MMR, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad & Bengaluru to see highest supply
Nearly two-thirds of total new supply (40 mn. sq. ft.) to hit the market by 2020
Indian retail sector attracted US$ 1.9 billion PE funds between Q1 2015 to Q1 2019 (over 60% inflows in 2017 & 2018)
PropTech disrupting Indian retail space; may soon drive mall leasing apart from design, customer experience
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Anuj Kejriwal, MD & CEO - ANAROCK Retail says, "Of the 65 mn sq. ft. of new mall supply hitting the Indian market by 2022-end, nearly two-thirds (40 mn sq. ft.) will deploy by 2020-end itself - and not just in the metros. This new supply is also driven by the increasing interest of institutional investors - including PE players - who invested almost USD 1.9 bn into Indian retail between 2015 and Q1 2019. In fact, over 60%of this investment corpus was infused in the last two years (2017 and 2018) alone, making these the best years for the retail sector in recent times. Notwithstanding the decline in deal activity in the second half of 2018 following the NBFC-induced liquidity crisis, the retail segment attracted investments of almost USD 115 million in just the first quarter of 2019."

"Currently, the use of technology in the retail sector is largely limited to designing or creating customer experiences," says Anuj Kejriwal. "Its scope for leasing of mall spaces has not been fully explored as yet, and this function continues to be done offline - either through real estate brokers or via the developer's own channels, based on the requirement and availability of space. Globally, the trend is to adopt PropTech in just about everything, including leasing and lease management. This approach leads to enhanced ease and profitability."
Other Report Highlights
Region-wise, new mall supply in West India tops out with 25 mn sq. ft., followed by South India - 21.7 mn sq. ft., North India - 11.9 mn sq. ft. & East India - 6.4 mn sq. ft. Besides metros, prominent Tier 2 & 3 cities for retail growth include Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Baroda, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Cuttack, Dehradun, Goa, Guwahati, Indore, Kochi, Lucknow, Nagpur, Mysore, Surat, Rourkela, and Trivandrum The Indian retail industry has moved from long-term leasing to short-term leasing tenures (3-5 years) to enable constant updating of the brand mix within the mall. Globally, the standard lease term is still above 5 years. The retail sector will witness new trends and methods of fund-raising, including increased platform-level deals and Retail REITs Click here to download the report - TCCx: Redefining the Future of Retail Malls

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