Levin Management: Retail store managers report healthy sales year to date

Despite elevated economic volatility, retail store managers are reporting healthy sales and in-store traffic — and they expect the positive momentum to continue in the coming months.

That’s according to Levin Management Corp.’s 2025 Mid-Year Retail Sentiment Survey, which polled store managers in the firm’s 125-property leasing and management portfolio (focused on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions). The survey also reveals how retailers are responding to disruptive technologies and evolving digital marketing tools to improve business processes and customer engagement.

Three quarters (75.2%) of survey participants say their year-to-date sales meet or exceed mid-year 2024 levels. A near matching percentage (74.8%) report same-or-higher traffic, an LMC Mid-Year Survey high. Notably, 82.4% expect sales to increase or maintain pace through the end of the year.

Levin Management: Retail store managers report healthy sales year to date | Chain Store Age

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