8.1.7.1Vertical
Grocery-Anchored Centers
Strip centers anchored by grocery store tenants.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Retail & Shopping Centers (8.1.7), the segment that Grocery-Anchored Centers sits within — not Grocery-Anchored Centers on its own.
FragmentationFragmentedEstimate
Retail leasing sits within nonresidential building lessors (NAICS 531120) and is not separately disclosed by the Census Bureau, so the segment is not separately sized here.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Retail lease income (base rent plus percentage rent)
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate–High
- EBITDA margin
- Center-quality-dependent
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring leases
Characteristics
- Stabilized after the e-commerce-driven shakeout.
- Grocery-anchored and open-air centers favored.
- Struggling malls being redeveloped into mixed-use.
M&A deal context
Deal activityModerate
Who’s acquiring
- Retail REITs
- Private-equity real estate
- Redevelopment & mixed-use investors
What’s driving deals
- Grocery-anchored and open-air demand.
- Mall redevelopment and repositioning.
- Omnichannel and necessity retail resilience.
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