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Retail rumble is much ado about nothing, has limited impact on retail REITs

Goola Warden
Goola Warden • 8 min read
Retail rumble is much ado about nothing, has limited impact on retail REITs
Diversified portfolio, tenant base protect REITs So far, the locally focused retail REITs appear unaffected by Giant’s possible exit from the local market. For instance, CMT has about 2,800 leases and around 30% of these are renewed each year. Th
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(Sept 2): Retailers appear to be exiting local shopping malls in droves, but the impact on the real estate investment trusts is probably limited. First, Giant hypermarket exited VivoCity earlier this year. Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) said in its 4QFY2019 (it has a March year-end) results announcement that it would be changing hypermarket operators at the mall. Giant would be replaced by Fairprice Xtra. Giant also exited Turf City in early August, to be replaced by HAOmart, and Giant at 10 Mile Junction was replaced by Sheng Siong. Elsewhere, Giant is a mini-anchor tenant at IMM, which belongs to CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT), and at Suntec City, part of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust.

A Suntec REIT spokeswoman says

Giant’s lease at Suntec City continues to run. Cold Storage Holdings, Giant’s immediate parent, leases 46,000 sq ft of net lettable area at Suntec REIT, most of which is occupied by Giant. Neither is Giant a significant tenant at CMT, being present only in IMM, among its 15 properties.

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