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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc., a Virginia Beach-based REIT that owns 23 properties in eight states, has purchased five grocery-anchored shopping centers in South Carolina for a combined $15.8 million, equating to about $60.38 per square foot. The portfolio spans 261,689 square feet and has an average occupancy rate of 91 percent. The properties include the 45,575-square-foot Clover Plaza in Clover, the 44,350-square-foot South Square in Lancaster, the 59,279-square-foot St. George Plaza in Dorchester County, the 49,750-square-foot Waterway Plaza in Little River and the 62,735-square-foot Westland Square in West Columbia.