This mall is probably going to be filled with sneakers and cell phone stores and crap like that, not Macy's.
As far as soy burgers, no thanks, I'll take an Angus.
Do they have a list of the stores that have expressed potential interest in the location?
You said in your first post :
I live about three minutes from this landmark and people really need jobs. the kids are all over the streets hanging out and would love to work in there.
then in your last post you said :
This mall is probably going to be filled with sneakers and cell phone stores and crap like that, not Macy's.
That just might be what they are trying to prevent. I have no idea as I have never been to the area or know what it's demographics are like or such. But you KNOW that some place like Foot Locker isn't going to pay those wages.
Think about it like this. Malls that are primarily shoe stores, cell phone stores, novelty shops (spencers, journeys, etc..) pay cheap. And mostly hire teenagers right? Because they are the only ones who will work cheap. And what does stores like that attract and cater to? More teenagers. And when you have a location with an overflow of teenagers, what do you get? Idle hanging out that results in crime, shootings, litter, etc...
But walk into a place like Macy's, Sears, Dilliards, Pottery Barn, etc... the employees are older and those places tend to pay a bit more. Mainly because their employee turn over rate is lower. (I saw a chart sometime earlier this year that broke down most of the retailers like that and they tended to hire the majority of their employees 30+ years old and higher). These employees are usually long term "career" employees. Who have bills and such and need more income.
So perhaps by trying to keep out the businesses that don't pay much wages, they are attempting to recruit businesses that do and attract and more stable (financial, emotional, maturity) crowd of shoppers.
I don't know about you, but I would rather a building stay closed in my area than open up as a half way swap shop type of place.
