RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: REI.UN) is the largest real estate investment trust (REIT) in Canada with ownership interests in over 350 retail properties throughout North America. This amounts to interests in over 80 million square feet of commercial property. The trust invests primarily in supermarket and junior department store-anchored, neighbourhood, convenience-oriented shopping centres. The company properties are located across Canada, as well as acquisitions in the U.S. northeast and Texas. The current chief executive officer is Edward Sonshine.
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