8.1.7.3Vertical

Power Centers & Big Box Retail

Large-format retail centers anchored by category killers.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Retail & Shopping Centers (8.1.7), the segment that Power Centers & Big Box Retail sits within — not Power Centers & Big Box Retail on its own.

FragmentationFragmentedEstimate

Retail leasing sits within nonresidential building lessors (NAICS 531120) and is not separately disclosed by the Census Bureau, so the segment is not separately sized here.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Retail lease income (base rent plus percentage rent)

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Moderate–High

recurring leases

EBITDA margin
Center-quality-dependent
Capex intensity
High

Characteristics

  • Stabilized after the e-commerce-driven shakeout.
  • Grocery-anchored and open-air centers favored.
  • Struggling malls being redeveloped into mixed-use.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Retail REITs
  • Private-equity real estate
  • Redevelopment & mixed-use investors

What’s driving deals

  • Grocery-anchored and open-air demand.
  • Mall redevelopment and repositioning.
  • Omnichannel and necessity retail resilience.

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