The shopping streets in North Holland are increasingly experiencing fewer vacancies and job opportunities have also grown, as shown by the North Holland Detail Trade Monitor 2022-2023.
This analysis examines trends and developments within the retail industry every year. The fact that the shopping streets in North Holland are becoming increasingly crowded is contrary to experts’ expectations. The expectation was that there would be more vacancies due to the corona measures. But it has fallen from 6.0% to 5.5% in 2022. According to the monitor, this is because corona support helped entrepreneurs survive, and they were sometimes able to open a new store in difficult times. The largest vacancy rate in Haarlem-Schalkwijk and the center of Den Helder.
In addition to a reduction in store vacancy, employment also grew by 1.7%. In contrast to part-time jobs of up to 12 hours per week, here employment actually fell. In total, the entire retail sector in North Holland accounts for 154,570 jobs.
The sustainability of stores was also examined this year. Esther Rommel, deputy for economics: “Many retail properties can still make progress when it comes to sustainability. This is clear because we now also have energy labels for retail properties in view.”
High gas and electricity consumption
According to Rommel, there are many stores with high gas and electricity consumption. The monitor states that no less than 22% of the retail properties surveyed have an inefficient energy label, varying between D and G. These shops are mainly found in old shopping streets or traditional main shopping streets such as Amsterdam, Haarlem and Alkmaar.
The entire monitor is via this link to find.