Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC), is a U.S., Nasdaq-listed REIT (real estate investment trust) that owns and operates a 10 million square foot portfolio of necessity-based retail properties, anchored by supermarkets and drugstores, located in densely-populated markets along the U.S. West Coast. ROIC is a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and has investment-grade corporate debt ratings from Moody's Investor Services, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings, Inc. ROIC is led by a team with over 25 years experience of operating exclusively in the grocery-anchored shopping center sector on the U.S. West Coast. This expertise, combined with ROIC’s strategic vision and resilient spirit, has propelled the company’s long-term success, including its best-in-class historical occupancy levels. ROIC bolsters its resiliency with a corporate culture that has been consistently marked by the care it exhibits for its employees, tenants, and customers, as well as the communities ROIC serves and the planet at large. Notably, ROIC’s initiatives today are ESG-focused, underlining the growing importance of sustainable performance. Additionally, as part of ROIC’s strategy of developing a broad and diverse investor base, its management team regularly travels to Europe, engaging both European institutional and retail investors alike. The CFI.co judging panel presents ROIC with its 2020 award for Best Retail REIT (U.S.).