"Bright spot found in southern Europe"

"The retail sector is looking to be the most resilient of all real estate asset classes this year"

"We anticipate the end-year volume to range between €275bn and €280bn. Sheds and Beds will remain the preferred asset classes as in both sectors, a structural supply and demand imbalance is favouring rental growth"

"Preliminary results suggest that the total investment volume for Q2 will reach slightly less than €60bn"

"Retail activity picked up in the final quarters of 2021"

"European retail is becoming cheaper"

"Consumer confidence remains suppressed; however, the grocery sector shows strong resilience. The key question remains, how to predict consumer behaviour in the new normal"

"Stars lined up for sale and leaseback"

"Challenges and opportunities in the European retail sector"

"While the overall European retail investment market has seen a slowdown, largely due to the rise of ecommerce, we have seen the dominance of a trend which transcends wider woes in the market: sale and leaseback"