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Old 03-01-2023, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael G. View Post
Wouldn't it be nice to limit building all those fast food restaurants
and cutesy expensive specialty stores popping up all over TV for one nice big Costco store?

One can only hope!
What you may not know is that Costco, BJ's, Sam's, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, etc. have such buying power that they work on a GROSS profit margin of about 25%. After expenses, the NET profit is about 10-15%. Here, in The Villages, the Developer charges these companies rent based on a percentage of their profit. This is not unusual - many places do this. Now you know why WalMart fights against unionization, why there are no WalMarts in New York City and why there were no Walmarts in New Hampshire until the 1990's.