Retail turnover rate, the change of economic activities to a particular urban area, varies based on a number of factors: the commercial attractiveness of the area, the real estate pressure arising from the expectations of the performance of an economic activity in the area, the sort of activity and degree of specialization of the businesses located in the area, etc.
Although retail turnover is a natural phenomenon and is a reflection of commercial vitality, very high turnover rates may result in the loss of a reference context and, as a consequence, the loss of retail identity in the affected area.
That said, this is a comparative report that does not go into assessing whether the rotations observed in Barcelona, even the highest ones, are “too much” or are detrimental to the business fabric.
To make this report, the Eixos.cat economic activities database has been used. This data base has been build from visiting, classifying and geolocating every single retail space in Barcelona on a regular basis once a year since 2012. The period established for the calculation of turnover rates is 2012-2018.