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Demand for US retail space remains positive despite increase in store closings

Retailers face increasingly challenging environment as consumer behavior changes

Big Lots was one of several retailers to announce store closings in the third quarter.  (Getty Images)
Big Lots was one of several retailers to announce store closings in the third quarter. (Getty Images)

The U.S. retail property market remained resilient in the third quarter, marked by sustained, though slowing, demand growth. Retail tenants filled 5.2 million square feet of store space during the third quarter, the second-lowest total since the sector emerged from pandemic-era lockdowns. Only the first quarter of this year saw weaker expansion in demand.

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