Retail Space Is Going Fast and Pushing Out Local Shops

The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 21, 2024-Kate King
When the lease for Alex Macias’ furniture store in Mesa, Ariz., came up for renewal in 2021, his landlord asked for twice the current rent. “In hindsight, they were saying, ‘Well, this is what a national tenant will pay. Can you pay that?’ ” Macias said.
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