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Why Grocery-Anchored Retail M&A Is Back in Demand

Scarce supply, resilient cash flows and steady consumer traffic are drawing institutional investors back to one of commercial real estate’s most dependable asset classes.
October 26, 2026
Jamie Kimon

Retail is back in favor with investors, and one particular area they are looking to add to their shopping carts is grocery-anchored real estate.

Grocery stores are a reliable, repeatable visit for consumers, so having a shopping center anchored with one drives value and makes them attractive for investors compared to other real estate subsectors like apparel or electronics retailers because those are more discretionary, explains Ebere Anokute, CBRE’s head of retail research.

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