Published: March 8th, 2021 Ancora’s head of alternative investments discusses why retailers should consider sale-leasebacks and how ex-CFOs and founders can help drive an activist campaign. Struggling retailers should consider selling and leasing back real estate to boost their valuations, according to Jim Chadwick, head of alternative investments and portfolio manager at Ancora Advisors LLC. Big-box retailers own real estate that is effectively not getting any value from the markets — and in some cases the market isn’t even aware of due to limited disclosure requirements, Chadwick said during the latest episode of The Deal’s Activist Investing Today podcast.