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"All players in the German real estate investment market have now had to adapt to the new market conditions for a whole year. The number and structure of active market participants has also changed since the outbreak of the pandemic."

"For decades, people have been moving out of cities and into the suburban areas. Traditionally, this has been families, whose desire for their own home can be primarily satisfied in surrounding areas."

"Approximately 5.5 million sq m of office space will be completed in the top six office markets over the next three years."

"Over the year, since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in Poland, the Warsaw office market has seen a marked decrease in occupier demand and office stock under construction amid rising vacancy rates. Although the past 12 months have been challenging for the office sector, companies are no less keen to have an office of their own, says real estate advisory firm Savills."

"With a significant pandemic-related uptick in grocery spending, strong annual portfolio growth is set to continue, particularly from the value-orientated brands"

"With significant pandemic-related improvements in trading results across all major foodstore operators, there has been little shift in their market share positions nationally"

"Pandemic-related uptick in trading results has been felt across all brands and sectors; however, independent retail operators have gained traction in the market in a year where consumers have stayed at home and increased their local grocery consumption"

"In a market where online grocery provision is less mature than in other European countries, it is the domestic operators with the confidence to grow, whilst the international brands take stock and rationalise"