Huge on going liability.Five,seven years leases, whether you are profitable or not.Landlords do mind whether you occupy the premises or not,so long as you pay the rent.A retailer like Farmers,Whitcolls,Stevens or Warehouse need big stores.Big store,big on going liability,not just this year,but next year,the year after etc.Malls will not build the space for Warehouse or Farmers unless they have a cast iron lease. Trade Me and or Xero would most probably be paying up to 2% of their turnover in rent,while Pascoes,Farmers ,Stevens and Whitcoulls are most probably paying between 8% to 18% of turnover.You could run Trade Mall or Xero from near anywhere, while Whitcoulls,Steven,Pascoes and Farmers are in very expensive retail space.