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Old 01-24-2013, 12:19 PM
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[QUOTE=blueash;614404]I may have bad information, but I have been told that the developer collects a percentage of all sales in the squares. I

That is how business is run in certain areas such as malls. It is customary...everywhere in this country. I don't shop in some areas because I KNOW the prices are higher because of the customary percentage given to the owner of the buildings. Many Business owner decide to rent outside of such areas because they can keep their retail prices lower, but they sacrifice the high volume walk in business that a place like the villages town centers generate.
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