The investor bases his views, he says, on a retail economy that's doing better than most people think. "We think store-closure fears were over blown," he said at the International Council of Shopping Centers' New York Conference.
Ackman is also big on retail REIT firms and said his outfit has acquired a sizable portion of bankrupt mall owner General Growth Properties. Both retail REITs and their tenants are greatly improving their debt situations, he said.
In fact, Ackman repeatedly referenced Simon Property Group as an example of a favorable operator. The largest mall owner in the country, Indianapolis-based Simon is supposedly vying to acquire part or some of GGP.
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