Supplied Philip Littlewood, chief executive of Stride Investment Management, which manages Investore, says Investore has a clear strategy to grow its portfolio of large format retail stores. Chief executive of Stride Investment Management, which manages Investore, Philip Littlewood, said the $37.3m purchase was a continuation of its growth strategy and its target of large format retail stories. The supermarkets were sought-after property. They typically had longer leases and offered an essential service therefore lowering risk. “We’ve had quite a clear strategy to grow the portfolio over the last 12-18 months.” It had acquired three properties from Stride Property mid last year for about $140m.