Not exact matches
According to a January tally by Green Street Advisors, only 40 % of Macy's stores are in «strong»
malls as measured by
sales per square foot; the other 60 % are in the sorts of uninviting shopping centers where
foot traffic is dwindling and department stores can feel especially vacant and gloomy.
Retail REITs that own and operate
malls with low average
sales per square foot, below $ 400, are experiencing the most pronounced credit risk.
In 2014, Simon spun off most of its so - called B - and C -
malls — those with lower
sales per square foot — into a new REIT, called Washington Prime Group.
Along with a handful of other
mall operators, including General Growth Properties (GGP), Taubman Centers, and Macerich, Simon dominates the so - called A-malls, those with the highest
sales per square foot.
A report by Green Street Advisors in 2016 found that average
sales for 220
malls with Apple Stores came to $ 710
per square foot, compared with $ 630
per square foot for
malls without Apple Stores.
Weatherproofing the outdoors is a tough, but necessary, assignment because lifestyle centers, which ICSC says average $ 400
sales in
sales per square foot versus $ 330 for regional
malls, are here to stay.
The three B - class
malls, which bring in
sales per square feet in the $ 247 - $ 352 range, include Richmond, Calif.'s Hilltop
Mall, Gaitherburg, Md.'s Lakeforest
Mall and Glen Burnie, Md.'s Marley Station.
These A-class
malls report
sales per square foot in the $ 384 - $ 473 range.
Anchors at the
malls range from JCPenney to Sears and Mervyn's and average
mall store
sales range between $ 290 and $ 331
per square foot for the three
malls.
For example, a retail store in the center in Greenwich, Conn., should expect to earn $ 600 — $ 800 in
sales per square foot, Kaplan says, but the average
mall retailer does just under $ 200 a
square foot.
At National, lease rates average a fairly standard $ 120
per sq. ft.
Sales per square foot can run as high as $ 900 for large stores — higher than a
mall average — but gross volumes in the smaller airport stores tend to mirror
mall store performances.
Honolulu's Ala Moana
mall is already known as one of the most profitable shopping centers in the United States, with annual
sales per square foot exceeding $ 1,000.
The
mall assets of Rodamco North America generate industry - leading
sales of more than $ 450
per square foot and are 93 % occupied.
Sales per square foot for the REIT's mall division rose 4.5 percent to $ 489, and sales per square foot for its outlet division jumped 8.6 percent, to $
Sales per square foot for the REIT's
mall division rose 4.5 percent to $ 489, and
sales per square foot for its outlet division jumped 8.6 percent, to $
sales per square foot for its outlet division jumped 8.6 percent, to $ 492.
Reis attributes the higher rents and lower vacancies to the country's top - tier
malls that attract the most traffic, with stores that rack up the highest
sales per square foot.
«It owns approximately 48 million
square feet of real estate, of which nearly a quarter is located in class A
malls that on average do north of $ 650
per square foot in
sales, and additionally it owns 3.5 million
square feet of well - located industrial assets.»
Rolling 12 month comparable
sales per square foot for
mall stores less than 10,000
square feet in regional
malls and all owned gross leasable area in Premium Outlets.
The properties are so - called Class B
malls, as opposed to Class A, which differ based on the
sales per square foot the specialty store tenants generate.
The Class A retail real estate market has also improved since last year as evidenced by higher tenant
sales per square foot, the increased availability of lower - cost debt, and lower cap rates for Class A
mall properties.
Most of the regional
mall REITs reported increases in tenant
sales per square foot in the third quarter compared to a year ago, ranging from 2.6 percent all the way to 13.2 percent (for Taubman).
Nationally, regional
malls» annual
sales per square foot have risen from a recession - fueled dip to an all - time high, according to figures from the International Council of Shopping Centers, a trade group.
Last year, average
sales per square foot at outlet
malls was $ 532.