[Steve_Seattle]

"Another problem with malls is high rent."

A local mall priced-out the Barnes & Noble that was the flagship of the mall, a real destination store, the third largest B&N in the country. I thought it was a dumb move, and have only been back to the mall once since the B&N closure.

[fatnotlazy]

And I’ll bet the mall will have a hard time finding a renter or renters for the space. Some mall have lots of empty storefronts and some have walled off big chunks of space to make the mall appear more filled. Doesn’t work.