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Mall Landlords Weigh Becoming Lenders to Blunt Retail Apocalypse
Bloomberg, Aug. 7, 2019–Laruen Coleman-Lochner, Eliza Ronalds-Hannon
Mall landlords accustomed to offering rent reductions to ailing retailers are mulling a new strategy to forestall the industry’s collapse: positioning themselves as lenders to tenants struggling to stay afloat.