Further bad news for retail occupier demand and rents

Tesco’s plan to scale back its new-store expansion won’t have any direct impact on existing occupier demand for retail property. But the decision is symptomatic of wider weakness in consumer spending and only supports our view that retail rental values have further to fall.

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