Trade Shopping

What Trade Shopping does

Trade Shopping is a privately held Brazilian commercial real estate consultancy founded in 2000 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, focused exclusively on shopping centers and retail-commercial enterprises. The firm operates a four-module service platform — equipment consultancy and planning (market analysis, tenant mix development, commercial strategy, architectural advisory), commercialization (tenant prospecting, store qualification, space re-leasing, market reports), administrative and legal process follow-up (proposal reception, contract preparation and signature tracking), and corporate business services (real estate intermediation, corporate expansion analysis, opportunity identification) — delivered through direct B2B consultancy engagements. Its customer base comprises shopping center operators across multiple Brazilian states, with named clients including Via Brasil - Pampulha, Terrazo Shopping, Ponteio Lar Shopping, Pátio Belém, and Camará Shopping among others.

The firm is headquartered at Rua dos Inconfidentes, 867 in the Savassi district of Belo Horizonte and maintains an additional office in São Paulo (opened in 2007) to serve the Southeast, North, Northeast, and Central-West regions of Brazil. Trade Shopping claims over 22 years of continuous operation, more than 4,000 signed contracts, and over 1 million m² of commercialized gross leasable area, positioning itself as a relationship-driven mid-market specialist rather than a scaled CRE technology platform. The business operates without disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional investor backing, and the source material provides no evidence of proprietary technology, AI tooling, or proprietary software products.

Go-to-market is executed entirely through direct B2B engagement channels including the company website, WhatsApp, and email, targeting enterprise shopping center owners and commercial developers. The firm employs between 11 and 50 people, consistent with a boutique consultancy model. No pricing is publicly disclosed, and revenue is not reported; all revenue streams are categorized as professional services tied to engagement-by-engagement mandates rather than recurring SaaS, licensing, or transaction-based revenue. The firm does not disclose management team, ownership structure, or financial results in the available source material.

Name

Trade Shopping

Legal name

Trade Shopping

Website

https://tradeshopping.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trade Shopping is a Belo Horizonte-based commercial real estate consultancy founded in 2000 that serves shopping center operators across Brazil with planning, tenant mix, commercialization, legal process, and corporate business services from offices in Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Consultancy

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Brokerage (BPAJABAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate consultancy
• Shopping center planning
• Tenant mix optimization
• Retail space commercialization
• Lease contract administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consultancy and Planning Services: Provides market analysis, tenant mix optimization, commercial strategy development, and architectural advisory services for commercial enterprises and shopping centers.
2. Commercialization Services: Prospecting retailers, qualifying store profiles, commercializing and re-locating commercial spaces, and providing market and commercial reports.
3. Administrative and Legal Process Follow-up: Reception, forwarding and tracking of proposals, contract preparation and signature follow-up.
4. Corporate Business Services: Intermediation of real estate and commercial interests with business groups, joint analysis of corporate expansion strategies, identification of commercial opportunities for new business.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Trade Shopping provides commercial real estate consultancy services for shopping centers and commercial enterprises in Brazil. Its core activities include market analysis and tenant mix planning, tenant prospecting and space commercialization, administrative and legal follow-up of lease contracts, and corporate business intermediation. The firm focuses on retail, gastronomy, entertainment, and service sector clients, helping them optimize commercial mix and achieve targeted profitability for their developments.

Product overview

Trade Shopping operates as a single unified consultancy service rather than a software product platform. The company offers four interconnected service modules that together form a comprehensive commercial planning and execution offering: Consultoria e Planejamento de Equipamento (market analysis and space planning), Comercialização (tenant prospecting and space commercialization), Acompanhamento do Processo Administrativo e Jurídico (administrative and legal process management), and Negócios Corporativos (corporate business development). These services are delivered by a team focused on shopping centers, retail, gastronomy, entertainment, and service sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 years of continuous operation in the market
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield operates a global retail services platform with shopping-center leasing, tenant representation, and mall commercialization advisory. Directly comparable to Trade Shopping's core offering, with a much broader global service mix.
• Avison Young: Avison Young is a global CRE services firm offering retail leasing, tenant mix advisory, and shopping-center services. Comparable in retail advisory scope, with a broader capital markets and project management portfolio than Trade Shopping.
• CBRE: CBRE is one of the world's largest CRE services firms, with a global retail leasing practice that serves shopping-center owners on tenant mix, lease brokerage, and strategic advisory. Comparable to Trade Shopping in retail advisory scope, but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• JLL: JLL is a global commercial real estate services firm with a dedicated retail brokerage and shopping-center advisory practice operating in Brazil. It is comparable as a broader-scope incumbent that offers overlapping tenant-mix and retail-leasing services to shopping-center owners alongside a much wider service portfolio.
• Colliers International: Colliers is a global CRE services firm with a dedicated retail leasing and shopping-center advisory practice. Overlaps with Trade Shopping in tenant mix strategy and commercialization mandates for mall owners, while also providing investment sales, valuation, and project management.
• Newmark Group: Newmark provides global CRE services including retail leasing, tenant representation, and shopping-center advisory. Comparable to Trade Shopping in retail brokerage and tenant advisory, while operating a much broader capital markets and services platform.

Others

• BR Malls: BR Malls is one of Brazil's largest shopping-center operators and a potential client/counterparty for Trade Shopping's commercialization and tenant mix services. It is comparable as a Brazilian shopping-center ecosystem participant, though it operates on the owner side rather than as a brokerage peer.
• Multiplan: Multiplan is a leading Brazilian shopping-center operator and developer, frequently served by retail leasing and commercialization consultancies. Comparable as a Brazilian mall-owner counterpart for Trade Shopping's commercialization mandates, though on the operator/owner side of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trade-shopping

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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