Resurfacing H1 2026 data: India retail leasing hit a four-year H1 high as mall supply tightened
Report resurfaces figures showing retail leasing across India's top seven cities rose 10.5% year-on-year to 6.27 million sq. ft. in H1 2026, even as fresh mall supply fell 64%. Domestic retailers drove 79.1% of activity, while mall leasing climbed 22.4%.
India’s top-seven-city retail leasing reached a four-year H1 high of 6.27 million sq. ft., led by domestic retailers despite constrained mall supply. Mall demand and occupancy improved, while 45.5 million sq. ft. of new shopping-mall space is planned through 2030.
Why this matters
The report extends recent signals that India retail leasing rose 10.5% to a four-year H1 high and reached 6.27M sq. ft. in H1 2026 as mall supply tightened.
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