Temporary retailing

Very interested idea introduced in the Detroit News today - temporary retail shops downtown. Obviously, shopping has been dead in Detroit for decades - the city has no supermarkets! - but this could be a solution. I imagine rents are rather low, and building owners are rather flexible, especially these days. Anyone with a good idea could probably set up shop rather easily - low barriers of entry, if you know what you are doing.

Here is the story: http://detnews.com/article/20091110/BIZ/911100341/1001/Temporary-shops-may-revive-retail-in-Detroit