A Winning Game In Retail; Not How Bloomberg Plays It

The business media has a responsibility to report facts accurately and fairly. Unfortunately, Bloomberg News recently spent considerable time and effort creating a juvenile video game to purportedly simulate the challenges of managing a retail property. The game includes scenarios such as negotiating rent with tenants or paying ongoing operating expenses. However, sadly, the game is rigged for players to lose and the property to fail, reflecting the tone of coverage of the industry that paints a gloomy, one-way and inaccurate vision in which no mall can ever be brought back. Facts tell a much different story, and frankly, it's a lot more fun than Bloomberg's game.