Straits Trading Business Segments Overview
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GROWTH INITIATIVES
SRE - To grow from current S$2.0 billion to S$3.0 billion target Invested Assets in near term.
Growth Strategy 2 - Acquisition of warehouse retail parks in the UK
SRE committed up to GBP 60 million (c. S$110 million) into an investment vehicle for the acquisition of warehouse retail park assets in key cities of the UK
SRE will partner Savills Investment Management which has an established track record of investing and asset managing warehouse retail parks in the UK market
A contrarian strategy of picking up strong income-producing assets and positioning for post-COVID recovery
About Warehouse Retail Parks
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Warehouse retail parks are open-air retail formats commonly found in city-fringe
and out-of-town locations with strong arterial connectivity and large residential
catchments
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Characterized by expansive parking lots with direct access to storefronts,
facilitating better social distancing for shoppers during the pandemic
As most tenants are discount retailers, warehouse retail parks have remained
competitive against online formats offering certain convenience advantages
(e.g., same day shopping) as well as competitive pricing
The emergence of click & collect helps to draw additional foot traffic to the
properties and often result in additional on-site sales
Investment Rationale
• Well-located discount-led warehouse retail parks with the right tenant mix have
outperformed other offline retail formats during the pandemic with footfall, rent
collection, and vacancy rates
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A unique sub-sector that trades at a discount to pre-COVID level
New strategy seeks to exploit the arbitrage between the strong operating
performance and relatively depressed asset pricing
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A MEMBER OF THE TECITY GROUP
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Diversification
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Growth
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