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Japan Retail - October 2020
"Amid the economic hardship, retail rents counter-intuitively experienced solid growth. Much of this, however, was driven by the availability of previously unattainable prime assets - paradoxically boosting listed rents. Going forward, asset location will be critical, whilst early adaptors to the new landscape are likely to become successful retailers."