[fatnotlazy]

I go walking at a local mall. Every year right after Christmas, at least 1 store closes. This year it was 3. Plus McDonald’s in the food court closed. Things are bad when McDonald’s closes.

[usflagwaver]

I work for a company that used to own a large regional shopping center. We always made sure that all of our stores were open from October through Christmas, and usually into the end of January for returns. We made special deals to fill vacancies with temporary stores so we had everything open for the Christmas Season. Many of our leases expired at the end of January so that any new construction that needed to be done, was completed long before the Christmas Season. This happened every single year, good economy or bad.

[Nowhere Man]

I go walking at a local mall. Every year right after Christmas, at least 1 store closes. This year it was 3. Plus McDonald’s in the food court closed. Things are bad when McDonald’s closes.

Are you talking about Robinson Mall west of Pittsburgh? McDonald's closed in the food court there too. A lot of us at work were upset with that. I know I go there for my meals when I go on my breaks and maybe I spend a little too much but I basically live and work there and McDonald's was help with the dollar menu. I once had to drive to get a real meal, with the death of my mother and my iffy cooking ability, I had to gt a decent meal somewhere.