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Hypermarkets were also in an expansionary in rentals, while they were observed to be stable
mode as Big Bazaar opened stores in Mumbai, in most of the other high-streets in the country.
Bangalore and Chennai. Others hypermarket On the other hand, high-streets such as Linking
chains such as D Mart and Market 99 also grew Road (Mumbai), MG Road (Pune) witnessed a
their presence by opening stores in Chennai. marginal dip in rentals.
Clothing retailers such as Max and Pantaloons
were also quite active with new outlets opened in GST AND RETAIL – IMPLICATIONS
Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.
As the GST comes into force, tax rates for all
DOMESTIC F&B EXPANDS; CAUTION TREADS goods and services in the economy are in for an
AROUND THE SUPREME COURT ORDER ON overhaul. The retail segment is obviously not
LIQUOR BAN AROUND HIGHWAYS unaffected by this, as all key categories from
FMCG, apparel, footwear, dining, electronics,
Established players such as Café Coffee Day, and entertainment are subject to the new tax
Starbucks, Theos, Burger King, expanded their regime from 1st July, 2017.
portfolio with new store openings during the first
half of the year. In addition, Indian F&B Going forward, the service tax applicable on
operators such as Irish House, Soda Bottle rentals payable by retail tenants has been
Openerwala, Fatty Bao, and Yum Yum Cha
replaced with a higher and standard GST of 18%,
opened multiple outlets across major cities.
but now the retailers would be able to set off the
taxes on services (rent) against taxes on goods,
F&B operators have been reeling under
therefore reducing their overall burden of
ambiguity, in light of the enforcement of the
highway liquor ban by the Supreme Court, which occupancy costs. Most essential items (cereals,
bans restaurants within 500 meters of a national flours, fruits and vegetables) have been either
and state highway from serving liquor. Many exempt from tax or have been set in lower-tax
restaurants within the city limits across India categories, conveying the government’s intent to
have been impacted by the enforcement; this was keep such inelastic goods in the least inflationary
passed in December last year and later modified zone. However, goods such as luxury cars,
in March 2017. As there is still opacity on the amusement park tickets, hotel tariffs over INR
enforcement, most F&B operators are in a wait 7,500, movie tickets priced over a certain
and watch mode. On a positive note, the Delhi threshold have been taxed at the highest rate of
Government having lifted the ban on issuing new
28%, indicating the intent to tax luxury or frill
liquor licenses, has paved the way for many new
goods at a steeper gradient. However, despite
restaurants and bars to start their operations,
these high rates; items such as luxury cars, SUV’s,
after a hiatus of almost a year.
are likely to get cheaper, as the current taxes were
in excess of 45%.
SELECT PRIME AREAS WITNESS RENTAL
APPRECIATION
The government has been very responsive to the
Rental trends varied across key high-streets in demand of the industry by continuously
major cities during H1 2017. High-street markets reviewing rates (rates for 69 goods were revised in
such as Connaught Place, Khan Market and June) post the first announcement of rates in
South Extension (New Delhi), Park Street and May 2017.
Elgin Road (Kolkata), observed an appreciation
For instance, reducing the tax rates on five-star Likewise, the availability of the input tax credit
restaurants from 28% to18%, increasing the would play a critical role in deciding the actual
hotel tariff threshold over which the luxury rate impact of the new GST rates.
of 28% will apply from INR 5,000 to INR 7,500,
increasing the turnover for inclusion in the With the advent of the GST, retailers in India
composition scheme from INR 50 lakhs to INR would need to rethink their product pricing
75 lakhs, to name a few. Further, the government based on market expectations, align their supply
has displayed an intent of protecting the chain and procurement strategy, rework their
interests of smaller traders by offering various distribution channels, and ensure greater
relaxations. The lower-end of apparel and compliance to laws to be more cost-effective.
footwear, along with restaurants in the sub 50 However, retailers who manage to judiciously
lakhs turnover category have been put in the structure their margins based on output tax
lowest category of 5% GST, reiterating the liability and increase of input tax credit would be
government’s intent to protect such traders and able to stay competitive and relevant for the
spur demand for their products. Also, as most consumers.
essential FMCG products become cheaper, we
can expect a transition of the purchase of these
goods from the unorganized segment to the
organized channel.
Figure 1: High Street and Malls -Annual and Six Monthly Average Rental Movement (%) Across Major Cities
20
10
(10)
(20)
(30)
(40)
East Brigade Malls - (Airport Road, Ulsoor, Whitefield)
South Extension
Linking Road
West Bangalore
Noida (Malls)
Kemps Corner
Velachery
Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue
Himayat Nagar
Gurgaon (Malls)
All the key high-street markets in Delhi observed an Further, the rental values for South Extension also
increment in rentals on a half-yearly basis. Limited appreciated by 5-7% on a half-yearly basis, largely
space availability and high demand from F&B on the back of increased retailer interest, due to the
players resulted in a rise of 5-7% in Connaught near completion of the metro rail, which is likely to
Place and Khan Market in H1 2017. boost the connectivity of the market.
witnessed steady leasing activity. Sephora and Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
Forever 21 opened stores at the Phoenix Market
City, Kurla. Phoenix Market City also served as Figure 5: Shopping Centre Value Movement
the entry point for online F&B operator Hola
800
Chef, which opened its first outlet in Mumbai in
the mall. Brands such as Hunkemoller, 700
400
Homme by the Bestseller Group entered the
country with its first store at Palladium Mall. 300
Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel, which 200
has evolved as a hub for F&B operators in the city,
100
continued to witness strong demand during H1
2017. However, established high-street locations 0
H1 2015 H2 2015 H1 2016 H2 2016 H1 2017
such as Linking Road in Bandra (W) and Kemps
Corner in South Mumbai witnessed limited Central Mumbai Western Suburbs(Andheri/ Goregaon / Malad)
Eastern Suburbs (Kurla/Ghatkopar/Bhandup)
leasing activity during the review period.
Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
With respect to other high-streets, Boteco, a Pune
Table 5: Key Brands Launched
based restaurant chain opened its restaurant in
Bandra Kurla, while Coney Island opened up in
Brand Category Presence
Breach Candy. Other restaurant openings on
high streets included, Soda Bottle Openerwala Selected Homme Mens Fashion Palladium Mall
and Fatty Bao in Powai. Zara opened their largest
and their first high-street store in India at Fort.
Tamasha F&B Palladium Mall
RENTAL TRENDS
Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
350
Bangalore observed steady leasing activity across
both high streets and shopping centers, with 300
significant traction by brands recorded across
250
shopping centers such as the Virtuous VR Mall,
RENTAL TRENDS
LEXUS Automobile Retailer Lavelle Road
The city witnessed the entry of new brands such Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
as H&M, while Armani Exchange and Buffalo
Figure 9: Shopping Centre Value Movement
Wild Wings secured spaces and are currently
under fit-outs, these brands are expected to 90
become operational by Q3 2017. High-street 80
locations also witnessed expansion by Central, 70
Pantaloons and Unlimited, Croma also secured
60
(INR / sq. ft. / month)
Standlalone Building (High Street) Jubilee Hills Road No.36 15,000 Buffalo Wild Wings
The organized retail segment witnessed store Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
openings by cosmetics brand Sephora in Express
Avenue mall; Market 99 and Reliance Project Eve Figure 11: Shopping Centre Value Movement
in Phoenix Market city; Reliance Footprints,
Reliance Trends and Big Bazaar in Vivera Mall. 400
F&B operators were fairly active across high
streets, with new restaurants opened by Mother
300
Clucker’s Café, Samco, Buhari, Paradise Biriyani,
(INR / sq. ft. / month)
RENTAL TRENDS 0
H1 2015 H2 2015 H1 2016 H2 2016 H1 2017
Spencer Plaza (Anna Salai) Chennai Citi Center (RK Salai)
Rental values across key high streets and Ampa Skywalk Mall (Poonamalle High Road) Express Avenue (Royapetah)
Phonix Market City (Velachery) Vijaya Forum Mall (Vadapalani)
shopping centers remained largely stable during Grand Mall
the review period. The only exception was the
Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
Express Avenue Mall in Central Chennai, which
witnessed a rental appreciation of about 10 -12%
Table 16: Key Brands Launched
on a half yearly basis owing to limited space
availability and sustained retailer interest. Brand Category Presence
Chennai Citi Center (RK Salai) 100 - 120 100-120 0.0 -12.0
Ampa Skywalk Mall (Poonamallee
130 - 150 130-150 0.0 -1.8
High Road)
Express Avenue (Royapettah) 225-275 200-250 11.1 31.6
Phoenix Market City (Velachery) 275 – 325 275 - 325 0.0 20.0
Subdued retailer activity has resulted in rentals Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
witnessing a slight dip across most high streets
and malls during H1 2017. Rental values across Table 19: Key Brands Launched
high streets such as Koregaon Park and Aundh Brand Category Presence
were in the range of INR 150-170/ sq. ft. / month,
while they were in the range of INR 230 – 270 / sq. Jeep Automobile SB Road
ft. across the more established locations of JM
BMW Motorrad Automobile Suyog Platina
Road and MG Road.
450
During H1 2017, Kolkata witnessed buoyant
retail leasing activity with majority of the leasing 400
100
Rental values across all micro-markets remained
stable for organized retail space; a trend which is 50
likely to continue in the short to medium term.
0
However, sustained retailer interest resulted in H1 2015 H2 2015 H1 2016 H2 2016 H1 2017
rental increments in the range of 9-14% across E M Bypass Salt Lake Jadavpur
the key high streets.
Source: CBRE Research, H1 2017.
Camac Street, Shakespeare Sarani 275 – 325 200 - 350 9.1 9.1
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General Manager, India CBRE
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vidhi.dheri@cbre.co.in
Vivek Kaul
Head - Retail Services, Transaction
Management Group, India CBRE
19th Floor, DLF Square, M Block, Jacaranda
Marg, DLF City Phase II, Gurgaon 122022
+91 124 465 9856
vivek.kaul@cbre.co.in
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