Resources
Resources for retail expansion and leasing
Practical tools and plain-language guides for the people who open stores and the people who lease them.
Tools
Occupancy cost calculator
Work out the real monthly cost of a commercial space: rent, maintenance fee, VAT and key money, per m² and as a share of sales. Free, in MXN, USD or EUR.
Guides
Retail expansion in Mexico: a practical guide for brands
How to plan a retail expansion in Mexico: cities and formats, your requirement, real occupancy cost (maintenance, key money, VAT), lease terms and timelines.
Guides
How to transfer a commercial lease in Mexico (traspaso)
Transferring a retail lease in Mexico: the assignment clause, the owner's consent, pricing the traspaso, finding the next tenant and closing the handover.
Glossary
Commercial leasing glossary (Mexico)
Plain-language definitions of retail leasing terms used in Mexico: key money (traspaso), maintenance fee, grey shell, white box, anchor tenant, INPC indexation and more.