Inflation and the labor market pose challenges this year for the retail asset class, says a new report from Marcus & Millichap.

The study calls inflation, now at a near 40-year high, the largest threat to retail sales.

"The pressure on the Fed to draw down quantitative easing and begin raising interest rates has risen significantly in the past few months, and at least two increases are likely," the authors predict.

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