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Originally Posted by Urban Legend

The news about H&M is great news for Oakwood, seems that they are really attracting quality retail. OTOH it seems that the announcement by the Esplanade further indicates their continual slide. A discount school uniform chain and a local mom and pop makeup store are not impressive at all and far from even mid level retail. Both remind me of the kind of businesses that were prominent in the waining days of The Plaza.

Interior mall spaces are tough and not desirable. Attracting midrange tenants that have both interior mall access and exterior mall access is really to only way to go. The suburban mall model is of course all but dead. Lifetstyle center type renovations are really all these malls can do. I had heard about H&M going to Esplanade too. Since the Oakwood rumor turned out to be true I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen.


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