Brixmor Property Group hopes you swing by the grocery store more than once a week. The internally-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) owns a portfolio of about 520 strip mall-style shopping centers across 38 states. Its properties are situated in high-traffic commercial areas anchored by grocery store chains such as Ahold, Kroger, Publix, Safeway, and Wal-Mart. Besides the main grocery store tenant, its shopping centers offer a mix of smaller retailers such as Dollar Tree or other big box stores such as Best Buy, Kmart, and TJX Cos. Altogether Brixmor Property Group owns some 87 million sq. ft. of leasable space; each shopping center averages about 166,100 sq. ft. The trust went public in 2013.