Oh yah. One more thing. This is completely a tenant's market. By this I mean do not take the landlord's offer as the best deal you are going to get. You have a lot of leverage to negotiate in this economy. If you have not got one already, and I assume you have not by the nature of your question, I would suggest you get yourself a good RE agent who specializes in retail leasing. If you don't already know what you are doing, a good broker will save you a LOT of money. The landlord will end up having to pay their commission.