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		macintux on June 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mall landlords struggling to find takers at a pric... I don't blame a mall operator for not wanting to invest huge sums of money in renovations in order to run an entirely different, probably much less profitable, kind of business.

lostapathy on June 12, 2018 [–]

Much less profitable than owning an empty building?

macintux on June 12, 2018 | | [–]

Owning an empty building can be cheaper than owning a building that requires maintenance and more insurance because it's in use.

drblast on June 12, 2018 | | [–]

No, less profitable than not owning it.

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