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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (146591)	9/3/2002 6:53:41 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

"One interesting thing is (I believe) people are less interested in large malls these days. This is just a hunch, personal observation though. Malls make it difficult for independents I believe, leases are too high. You have a mall store right? Of course in California we don't have the weather issues though, so shopping outside is not a problem year round." The large regional malls have run their course. Strip centers are popular again due to convenience. One of my stores is in a mall but it is not a large mall. The Landlord filed Chapter 11 about 18 months ago so the center is not well maintained and there are a lot of vacancys. The leasing for independants in a mall is not much more of a problem than a chain might have. Most independants do not have the capital to maintain a large staff to staff the store seven days per week and typically from 9:30AM until 9PM.