Shopping centres across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are now the preferred destination for eating and drinking, says a new report by CBRE.

The views of 22,000 consumers in 22 countries across EMEA showed that 41% preferred to eat in shopping centres compared to 10% in restaurants and café’s on the high street, and 7% in retail parks.

A third of those interviewed visited shopping centres with the sole intention of eating or drinking. Four out of ten then went on to shop even if their reason for visiting the centre was just to eat or drink.

90% of those surveyed in UAE and 86% in South Africa rated the availability of food and...

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