India’s organised retail real estate market recorded its strongest first-half leasing performance in four years<\/strong>, with gross leasing reaching approximately 3.9 million sq. ft. in H1 2026<\/strong>, up 20% year-on-year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Domestic retailers remained the dominant force, accounting for 79.1% of total leasing activity<\/strong>. At the same time, international brands accelerated their expansion, with leasing by overseas retailers increasing 62.1% year-on-year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fashion and apparel represented the largest share of leasing at 40%<\/strong>, followed by food and beverage at 14% and entertainment at 9%, highlighting the continued importance of lifestyle and experience-led retail formats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The supply side is beginning to respond to stronger demand. Around 0.9 million sq. ft. of new retail space<\/strong> became operational during the first half of 2026, all located in Delhi-NCR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking further ahead, India has more than 45 million sq. ft. of retail developments in the pipeline through 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Infrastructure improvements, including metro expansions and ring roads, are also expected to expand consumer catchment areas and support the emergence of new retail micro-markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n India’s organised retail property sector maintains a positive long-term outlook<\/strong>, supported by growing domestic brands, stronger participation from international retailers and rising consumer spending power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next phase of growth is likely to be driven not simply by additional retail space, but by better locations, stronger tenant mixes and more experience-led destinations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For developers and investors, this suggests that quality, connectivity and the ability to attract leading brands will become increasingly important as India’s retail real estate market expands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contents of this article were contributed by <\/em>Manu Bhazin<\/em><\/strong>, Head of IQI India.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Retail Leasing Reaches a Four-Year High India’s organised retail real estate market recorded its strongest first-half leasing performance in four years, with gross leasing reaching approximately 3.9 million sq. ft. in H1 2026, up 20% year-on-year. Domestic retailers remained the dominant force, accounting for 79.1% of total leasing activity. At the same time, international brands accelerated their expansion, with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":133164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12507,9207],"tags":[1254,265,231,476,10268,305,224],"class_list":["post-133162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","category-newsletter","tag-india","tag-investment","tag-iqi-en","tag-juwai-iqi","tag-newsletter","tag-property","tag-real-estate"],"yoast_head":"\nNew Supply and Infrastructure Support Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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