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Originally Posted by Kup Kake

Not a good comparison unless the Panera Bread location was an unoccupied store from 2004 through 2011. Perhaps the reason for so many empty Brownwood stores is because the rents are too high and the monthly "royalty fee" to the developer is too high, also.

Not sure where you got the wording "royalty fee" from. This is no different than anywhere else. I had many family members and friends in Michigan who owned businesses that paid rent and a percentage. My sister works for a developer and that's the way they do it. That's the way the business is.