The 2026 Retail Forecast: Not Too Different from 2025
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The pandemic’s aftermath saw yet another prediction of retail’s demise. But fast-forwarding half a decade, and retail has been a robust commercial real estate asset class. Despite the current K-shaped economy, shopping cutbacks from lower-income households and uncertain consumer sentiment, experts told Connect CRE that the sector is entering 2026 in decent shape.
While other CRE categories have been volatile or slowing, “retail has remained solid,” said Darren Pitts, co-founder and executive vice president of Velocity Retail Group. “The overall view for the sector in 2026 is that it will be steady.”
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