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Limited vacancy in existing malls led to a greater quantum of leasing activity on main streets during the quarter. Prominent activity by lifestyle & F&B segments was seen on the high streets of Aundh & Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Retail sales of Winter 2019 shows a 0.9% year-on-year growth, underpinned by the drugs and toiletries category, which grew a robust 2.3% y-o-y. On the other hand, the new Chinese E-commerce Law, that took effect on January 2019, imposes a stronger regulation on the domestic resale of commodities purchased overseas, which would likely impact Chinese tourists’ inbound spending in Japan.

More and more investors are integrating ESG risks into their investment process. Given the large size and specialized nature of real estate assets, the investment community has demanded sophisticated tools to more accurately identify real estate companies that own more sustainable properties and integrate this information seamlessly into their investment process.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has collaborated with GRESB, a leader in evaluating ESG characteristics of real estate companies, to create the Dow Jones Green Real Estate Indices. The indices, which utilize data from GRESB, are designed to be representative of the investment characteristics of conventional real estate benchmarks, but with an improved sustainability profile.