Singapore – November 2020 MARKET IN MINUTES Retail Savills Research Savills team Please contact us for further information SINGAPORE Marcus Loo CEO, Singapore +65 6415 3893
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[email protected] A polarized market RESEARCH Rents generally continue to trend downwards alongside weak occupier Alan Cheong Executive Director demand. Singapore +65 6415 3641 • With the reopening of shops and the resumption of dine-in • Notwithstanding a stronger pick-up in shopper traffi c and
[email protected] services in the second phase of the post-Circuit Breaker spending in most suburban malls, Savills monthly prime rents Simon Smith (CB), retail (excluding motor vehicles) and food and in Suburban Area dipped by 4.9% QoQ to S$26.30 psf in Q3. Senior Director beverage (F&B) revenue in Q3 showed a slower pace of Asia Pacifi c decline compared to a year ago. • We expect rents in general to fall island-wide with Orchard +852 2842 4573 Road malls the hardest hit. As incomes have taken a hit
[email protected] • Even though retail vacancy did not worsen further from Q2 through salary cuts and retrenchments, we expect 2021 MCI (P) No. 009/08/2019 because of supply withdrawal from the market, it remained rents to be biased downwards. Company Reg No. 198703410D at an historic high of 9.6% in Q3 as net demand contracted Savills plc Savills is a leading global real further. estate service provider listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company established in 1855, has • As vacancy levels in Suburban Area eased to 7.1% on the back a rich heritage with unrivalled “ The retail and F&B landscape growth.