Jll: See Less ‘Aspirational’ Retail, More Value-Hunting
THE SO WHAT
Younger shoppers returning to malls but trading down from aspirational to value is a merchandising and footprint problem, not a marketing one. Retail operators should be reallocating space and inventory toward value formats while using data to segment the smaller pool still willing to pay premium.
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