What do axe throwing and esports have in common? They make for good mall tenants


Back in the day darts or pool were games played in the shadows – in seedy pubs where you were as likely to stick to the floor or get lost in a plume of cigarette smoke as you were to get a decent drink. But now these games, and many others, have made their way out of back-room bars and dimly lit pool halls all the way to urban retail corridors, shopping centers, and even malls. They’ve done so as leisure retail tenants with concepts that generally


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involve some form of activity like ping-pong or video games coupled with food and beverage (of the adult variety).


Today, people have many different options beyond their local watering hole to spend a night out with friends. From axe- throwing to solving murder mysteries to playing video games, new leisure concepts are making their way into the mainstream.


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