But lower-than-projected retail sales per square foot and later-than-expected openings in nonrestaurant retail mean sales-tax revenue from the project will fall short of what is needed to cover the debt service on the city bonds issued to help pay for the district's development, according to Troy Schulte, the city's budget officer.

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Retail Sails reports that Apple Stores far outpace all other retailers in sales per square foot.

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