anchor tenant
anchor tenant noun: a large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall.
Noun
anchor tenant (plural anchor tenants)
- A large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall.
- As the number of viable anchor tenants continues to contract, the bargaining leverage of these anchor tenants has increased. The difficulty and expense of negotiating arrangements with them has increased correspondingly.1996, John R. White, Kevin D. Gray, Shopping Centers and Other Retail Properties, page 59
- The anchor tenants are responsible for drawing the majority of the customers to the center or mall and will do a significant amount of advertising that also brings in customers.2007, Marianne Jennings, Real Estate Law, page 243
- Synonyms:
- anchor store
Synonyms of anchor tenant
Forms of anchor tenant
| plural | anchor tenants |
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Questions about anchor tenant
- What does anchor tenant mean?
- Anchor tenant means a large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall.
- What part of speech is anchor tenant?
- Anchor tenant is a noun.
- What is the plural of anchor tenant?
- The plural of anchor tenant is anchor tenants.
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