Yeah, like I signed a rental lease but wanted to move. I still had to make the payments, but I did not have to live there until the lease was up. Same idea here, the lease payments need to be made and shame on Starbucks for not providing escape clauses — or do they have them? I want to read the lease.
Generally, there’s also a percentage of sales that goes to the landlord/mall owner, as part of the lease payment.
No presence = no sales = no additional $ as lease payment.
I’d love to read the lease also.