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Los Angeles Retail Sector Shows Resilience Despite Q4 Sales Dip

Overall, the market looks stable.

By Anthony Russo | March 04, 2025 at 01:05 PM

Despite a dip in sales volume during the fourth quarter, Los Angeles’ retail sector is demonstrating resilience in terms of consumer demand. The market’s stability suggests a nuanced picture of the city’s shopping landscape, where consumer interest remains robust even as transaction numbers fluctuate.

A report from CBRE found that net absorption hit 184,000 square feet in the last three months of the year. That marked the only quarter of 2024 that the market saw positive absorption. That’s quite the turnaround from the third quarter, as the category then hit nearly -841,000 square feet. The performance in the fourth quarter was fueled by lifestyle, malls, neighborhood, as well as neighborhood community and strip retail. They all combined for nearly 300,000 square feet in positive absorption.

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