India retail leasing moderates to 3.1M sq ft in Q1 as mall supply tightens

Retail leasing in India reached 3.1 million sq ft in Q1 2026, moderating amid a shortage of quality mall space. Mumbai led activity with a 26% share of leasing.

— Filed Tue, 21 Jul, 2026, 21:46 IST · Source Hindustan Times · Business · Updated

India’s retail leasing moderated to 3.1 million sq ft in Q1 2026 due to a mall supply crunch. Mumbai led leasing activity, accounting for 26% of the market.

Why this matters

No related recent signals are available, making this a standalone indicator of how constrained mall supply is affecting India’s retail-company leasing activity.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 969300% QoQ.