Shopping Centres: "it’s ‘difficult’ as shoppers stay away"

Link to Evening Standard

"It’s not just the High Street that’s feeling the squeeze — Lakeside owner Intu today said fewer customers are coming to its shopping centres, as the retail sector remains 'difficult'.

"... The group, formerly known as Capital Shopping Centres, also signed fewer long-term lettings and said shop failures, lease expiries and a reluctance to open new stores would continue to affect its short-term earnings."