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Hong Kong World's Most Expensive Retail Market by Substantial Margin; Beijing Ranks No.10 Globally

February 27, 2014
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Global Retail Rents Fuelled by High-end Brands

February 27th, 2014, Beijing – Hong Kong is by far the world’s most expensive city for global retailers while prime rents in major markets such as New York, Paris and London continue to reach record-breaking levels, according to global property advisor CBRE Group, Inc’s Q4 2013 Global Retail Rents report. Beijing ranks No.10 globally.

CBRE’s quarterly ranking of 97 prime retail locations/markets across the globe shows that competition in the world’s leading cities is getting even stronger. This demand is being fuelled by high-end retailers willing to pay record rents for the most coveted shops, while development levels are at historic lows resulting in a shortage of prime retail space. For Asia, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing feature in the global top ten.

“Asia’s retail centers continued to grow and rents continued to increase, with gateway cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore attracting retailers new to the region, and retailers established in these centers beginning to spread into emerging markets. This is helping to increase competition for space particularly in prime areas,” said Sebastian Skiff, Executive Director, CBRE Retail.

Hong Kong (US$4,334 per sq. ft. per annum) is the world’s most expensive location for prime retail rents by a substantial margin, followed by New York (US$3,300 per sq. ft. per annum), Paris (US$1,452 per sq. ft. per annum) and London (US$1,356 per sq. ft. per annum). Hong Kong has held this position for the past two years.

Beijing entered the top 10 with the rent of US$681 per sq. ft. per annum.

“Russell Street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong remains the most expensive place in the world for retail rents off the back of its very limited supply, low vacancy and availability, and the ongoing demand for retail space due to the influx of shoppers from mainland China,” said Mr. Skiff.

“Whilst generally speaking we still see strong demand for prime streets across Hong Kong, we are seeing rental growth levelling off, and flat to negative in secondary streets, with vacancies rising. There is likely to be an increase in new supply for the first time in many months but not all of this new stock will be suitable for the requirements of international brands and retailers. In fact, less than half of the new supply will be located in major retail districts, and the majority will be located on secondary streets that are less appealing to niche brands,” Mr. Skiff added.

 

 

“There has been a lot of discussion about the strength of luxury retailers versus those that serve the mid-market. CBRE’s research provides further evidence that prime retail is strong and the leading locations are even becoming stronger. New York, Paris and London have seen prime retail rents rise 11, 28 and 18 percent respectively year-over-year from levels that are already in the stratosphere,” said Raymond G. Torto, Global Chairman of Research, at CBRE.

“That said, due to this fervent demand from luxury brands, a lack of available space in the prime market areas, and the high rents being asked, we are now starting to see spillage into secondary assets and locations.”
 
Key Asia Centers Explained
For the three Asian centers that featured in the top ten globally, research showed that retailer demand in Hong Kong is focused on prime locations rather than secondary streets. The most sought-after prime streets are Russell Street in Causeway Bay, Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, and Queen’s Road Central in Central. These locations—which all recorded very tight vacancy—continue to attract both global and local retailers.
 
A recovery in the Japanese economy, a rebound in the stock market and anticipated growth in wages has translated into the highest consumer confidence since 2005. Big ticket items in department stores and luxury products both reported promising sales growth. Tokyo remains one of the key gateway cities for retailers that are new to Asia Pacific. With luxury brands seeking to expand and domestic retailers willing to try new locations, leasing activity has spread to peripheral areas such as the Jinnan area in Shibuya.
 
Global retailers continue to seek prime retail space in Beijing with designer brands 3.1 Phillip Lim and Cheap Monday opening their first China standalone stores. Fast fashion brands meanwhile are seeking opportunities in core submarkets, while F&B operators are increasingly popular with landlords of shopping malls, especially those in secondary locations due to their ability to attract footfall.
 
“Meanwhile, despite recently seeing flat to negative sales growth for a number of premium and luxury brands, leasing demand overall in Beijing and Shanghai remained healthy and the overall vacancy rates dropped. Enquiry levels from International retailers looking to open in prime areas in particular continued to look encouraging for the year ahead. Restaurant operators have become increasingly popular among landlords of shopping malls, especially those in secondary locations, thanks to their ability to attract foot traffic. We expect the demand for quality retail space to continue to spread to secondary locations, though new entrants generally prefer core areas,” commented Mr. Skiff.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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