By Reuters Staff
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s Redefine Properties reported a 62.7% decline in half-year headline earnings on Monday, due to asset sales and further rental relief to financially distressed tenants and said that it may pay a dividend.
The owner of retail, office and industrial properties said headline earnings per share, the main profit measure in South Africa, fell to 8.45 cents in the six-months that ended Feb 28, from 22.63 cents a year earlier.
During the period, total relief granted to its tenants amounted to 107.3 million rand ($7.58 million), made up of rental discounts of 81.5 million rand and deferred rental payments of 25.8 million rand, Redefine said.
By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) -Shopping center owner Kimco Realty Corp said on Thursday it would buy rival Weingarten Realty Investors for about $3.87 billion, adding heft to its business just as more parts of the U.S. economy reopen with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
The deal will create a company with 559 open-air grocery-focused shopping centers one of the better performing parts of the commercial real estate sector during the pandemic as people rushed to stores to stock up on essential items.
The company’s tenants will include Kroger, Whole Foods and Walmart Inc, as well as discount retailers such as TJX Cos Inc, Ross Stores Inc and Burlington Stores Inc.
By Reuters Staff
2 Min Read
(Reuters) -Shopping center owner Kimco Realty Corp said on Thursday it would buy rival Weingarten Realty Investors for about $3.87 billion, adding heft to its business just as more parts of the U.S. economy reopen with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
The deal will create a company with 559 open-air grocery-focused shopping centers one of the better performing parts of the commercial real estate sector during the pandemic as people rushed to stores to stock up on essential items.
The company’s tenants will include Kroger, Whole Foods and Walmart Inc, as well as discount retailers such as TJX Cos Inc, Ross Stores Inc and Burlington Stores Inc.