I subscribe to the theory that they're trying to set up a model where they own most of the checkout employees and the building, and rent the shelf space to subc

I subscribe to the theory that they're trying to set up a model where they own most of the checkout employees and the building, and rent the shelf space to subcontractors who are financially responsible for inventory. This would be interesting and would take a lot of liability off of their books, but it doesn't seem to be going well.