Multiple Birmingham-area retail parks have traded in the past year, pushing the annual sales volume through Q2 2018 up 80 percent over the five-year average. This marks the second back-to-back 12-month period when retail park sales volume has surpassed that of shopping centres. While more than £400m has been invested in West Midlands’ shopping centres annually for the past five years, less than £250m traded in the 12 months through Q2 2018. Concurrently, investment in retail parks soared over £350m in that time boosted by a handful of large deals.