The trend: Early signs of a wave of store closures are beginning to surface.
Net demand for US retail space turned negative in Q1—the weakest reading since the pandemic era—per Cushman & Wakefield.
Local data reflects the same story: CBRE reports rising vacancy rates from Omaha to Philadelphia, where—for the first time in at least three years—retailers vacated more space than they occupied.
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