[gamblor956]

Scare the landlords, then walk it back and get a great deal.

This is how the conversation with the landlord would probably go:

Tesla: We're going to close our store in your mall.

Landlord: Good luck with that. Next month's rent is due in a week.

Tesla: But we're closing our store...

Landlord: You signed a multi-year lease without an early cancellation clause. I don't care if you're closing the store, you still owe me rent for the remainder of the lease. You can pay it as due or buy out your for X% of the aggregate remaining amount. [where X is some obscenely large percentage approaching 100% because the landlord has Tesla over a barrel and doesn't need to offer a discount].