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Stigglesworth t1_j149meq wrote

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My guess would be that since the traditional tent poles of malls, the department stores, have been slowly dying, grocery stores are filling in that role. Grocery stores don't really have the same level of competition from the internet as normal retail chains.

The grocery store being in the mall also potentially boosts the businesses around it in the mall. Customers can easily justify going to the mall for food and take side trips to other businesses in the same complex.

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Ezl t1_j153spn wrote

Yep, and my guess is there’s a competitive pricing element. I don’t know this but I’m surmising that malls can rent space at whatever rate they want so they may give grocery stores a discount so the grocer will make a profit even they it’s a weird place for most people to do grocery shopping.

I’ve also assumed that’s how they attracted an Apple Store.

Anyone: let me know if this is at all how it works or if I’m totally off base.

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