How does average shopping centre perform in Poland? - report

The average shopping centre in Poland has 28,000 sqm GLA, with average rents at €17.5 sqm/month. The average annual turnover per sqm exceeds €2010 sqm, according to Shopping Centre Index Poland 2015 report by CBRE. "Rents depend on the sector in which tenant operates, but are also linked to the size of the city, where the shopping centre is located. Despite the differences in the type of retail space rents, tenants from the fashion sector dominate the tenants' structure-representing close to 32% of the area of all tenats," Agata Czarnecka from research and consultancy department at CBRE said. In line with the report, rent rates plus service charges pose averagely 16 percent of the one's tenant turnover. The majority of centres has from 50 to 100 sqm and most of the tenats sell apparel and food products. What is more, in comparison with the Czech republic, Slovakia and Romania, Polish tenats record the highest annual turnover. "The report provides interesting and reliable data for all those who are active players in the market," Beata Kokeli from retail department pointed out.