HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Recently announced by S&P Global Market Intelligence (S&P) in a December 7th article, Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) ranked first in year-over-year (“YOY”) recovery in Black Friday foot traffic. The analysis by S&P, which sourced data from AirSage, reveals that the foot traffic in Whitestone centers has recovered to 80.4% of the previous year’s foot traffic levels as compared to the overall public shopping center industry average of a 48% recovery.(1)