Dark Capital · DC-056
THEY SOLD STORE FOURTEEN ON A WEDNESDAY. CORPORATE CALLED IT PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION. THE BUYER WAS A SHELL.
I discovered my store was being sold through an email from someone I had never met. Meridian Retail Holdings LLC had no grocery experience and was merely acquiring a lease, indicating a shift in the underlying business model.
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