General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The Mall Is Dead, And It's Taking Sbarro With It [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)
for it's patrons.
We have a company (CBL) who since buying out the management over our local mall, turned up rental agreements to the point that these stores, already being squeezed for square footage rental, could NOT be given any break when the economy tanked at the end of the Bush Crime Family administration.
Honestly, it's a tough decision, but if you can't manage storefronts, get out of the business, or do something bold to hang on to your patrons. These guys are the WallMart of Malls, and the results are what you get when you use that same model.
The town square shopping center does better than our mall because of what it has there. So, most of us would rather park and walk to the fronts from our cars. As for me
I gotta get my hair cut at the same place until THEY decide to flee
Then, I'll follow them to the next location where I intend spend my money.