Anchor tenant

Commercial property & real-estate term

Description of a tenant in a shopping mall or center. A "name" store that will draw shoppers to the mall and, therefore, benefit the other mall stores. Usually receives a favourable lease.

Part of the Commercial Property glossary — plain-English definitions of the terms you meet when leasing, buying or selling commercial space in South Africa. See also our how-to guides.

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