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Malls rebound but the pandemic isn’t the only tough customer

Whatever the outlook, the extraordinary performance of the shopping centre industry through the 2020 pandemic should be acknowledged.

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Scentre Group’s annual results, released on Wednesday, showed the waning effect of the pandemic on that key barometer of consumer sentiment, the activity in the 42 Westfield living centres across Australia and New Zealand.

But it was not enough to change my view that the nation’s big malls face further challenges.

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Robert Harley is The Australian Financial Review's former property editor. Connect with Robert on Twitter. Email Robert at rob@rharley.com.au

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