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Old 08-16-2008, 08:30 PM
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Default Re: Why do so many restaurants fail in The Villages?

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The story I hear time and time again is that The Developer (read that as you will) takes not only a very high rental/lease fee but also an "exorbitant" percentage of sales. So many of the eateries that I've seen shut down over the past 3-1/2 years have fallen way short in their abilities to garner customer satisfaction and repeat business.

I know that the restaurant industry is mind-bogglingly rough. Every penny spent must be recouped, and then some, or else you'll founder and drown quickly. Too many cannot cope. From all I have heard, places like Whiskey Creek never got off the ground properly, and Dominics has, for some time, had a marginal reputation among many of my acquaintances.

It's once again a matter of knowing how to run a business!

SWR
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