Amsterdam favourite place to expand for retailers in luxury segment

Dutch and foreign retail chains continued their search for retail space in the Netherlands in the first half of 2012.

This is one of the conclusions from CBRE's most recent Dutch Retail Market View. Retailers in the lower segment were most active. For retailers in the luxury segment Amsterdam is still the favorite place to settle.
Furthermore a strong activity of opticians and hearing experts in the rental market was going on. This can not only be explained by aging; thanks to a wider range of available shops against favorable prices, these retailers can now lease units that were not within their reach before the credit crunch.

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MarketView Dutch Retail Market H1 2012