The Missing Ingredient in McDonald’s Big Mac

How smart were THESE MBAs? The customer experience doesn’t end when your customer leaves your store. Or the drive thru..

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5 Ways To Find Strip Mall Tenants

Finding tenants for strip malls is a challenge because we often don’t know who they are, where they are, and their expansion plans. Here are 5 ways to find ‘em!

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Rich Dad Poor Dad Seminar Review

It was pitch night for the Rich Dad Poor Dad three day seminar, and I decided to take my 17 year old daughter to the free “basic training class.”

Of all the wealth building schemes, I think Robert Kiyosaki’s makes the most sense. Speaking as one who has done several “no money down” deals, one of which has yielded me value of over …Read On

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The #1 Restaurant Choice for Baby Boomers Is….

Restaurants and Institutions has published a study on quick service/casual dining restaurants, comparing the dining habits of the baby boomers to the younger Gen Y’ers. Make A Guess…

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Retailer Reports 30% Credit Card Declines and Bad Checks

Some of our merchants are membership-based and funds are either withdrawn from checking or a credit card automatically.
This afternoon I received a call from one of my best tenants, requesting a split rent payment schedule in January; the reason for his request is pretty clear with the headline above. Thinking there was a processing error, more

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Why Strip Mall Landlords Should Avoid Using the Consumer Price Index

Commercial leases usually provide for rent increases, often in the form of a cost of living increase per the Consumer Price Index. Attorney David Durrett, through case study examples and citations, presents a compelling case against the CPU clause and suggest that pre-determined rent increases can save the landlord money and provide predictable base rent charges to the strip mall tenant.

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