🛍️ Retail Performance in 2025: Why Shopping Centers Beat the Odds 📈

Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

Published on: 14/01/2026

Retail Performance in 2025: A Sector That Defied Expectations The U.S. retail sector entered 2025 facing skepticism. Headlines focused on store closures, retailer bankruptcies, and a slowing labor market. Yet by year-end, retail emerged as one of commercial real estate’s top-performing asset classes—outpacing expectations and attracting renewed investor capital.