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Retail Warehouses Seen as Budding Asset

BERLIN-As the discount spirit spreads to sectors beyond basic consumer goods, it will become increasingly difficult to meet demand in small inner-city venues.

By Allan Saunderson | Updated on November 17, 2010

BERLIN-German retail warehouses are becoming a promising asset class, and stable consumption and solid retail sales mean the segment is attracting more international investors, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate.

“Between 2005 and 2007 private and institutional investors’ demand was already concentrating on the sector, boosting prices to new heights,” said the firm’s Andrew Cruickshank in a new report. “Prices had to be scaled down after the retreat of international investors, but interest in these properties is distinctly growing.”

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