Understanding and Utilizing Percentage Rent Provisions

As retailers like to say, 'The three most important factors in retailing are location, location, location.' The real value of a retail lease, however, resides in the volume of sales produced at the location; therefore, the provider of the location — namely, the landlord — is a key player in the retailer's success. That is why percentage rent has developed in retail leases as a way by which the landlord that provides a successful location might share to some degree in that success.

22 minute read November 28, 2006 at 11:03 AM
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Myles Hannan
Understanding and Utilizing Percentage Rent Provisions

As retailers like to say, 'The three most important factors in retailing are location, location, location.'

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