There's no shortage of brick-and-mortar-based retail executives who were happy to bid 2020 goodbye and turn the page on a new year. Arguably, no one is happier than Simon Property Group CEO David Simon. As one of the more colorful leaders in the retail business, he has been candid — and at times pessimistic — about the prospects for the malls and outlet centers his company owns and operates. So when he said during the company's Q4 and full-year earnings call on Monday (Feb. 8) that he was eager to move on, it was a sincere sentiment.