South Africa’s institutionally owned shopping centres reported an improved trading performance in the year to June 2025, with annualised trading density growth increasing to 4.1% year-on-year, up from 3.5% in March 2025.

Trading density reached a record high of R42 891 per square metre, currently 22% above its pre-pandemic peak.

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