Merchant Archive

Forgive me if I've just missed this in all the commotion about caps and bannings, but I'm wondering what, if anything, will happen to Merchant Tents once the revamp goes in?

I want to know because I have placed a vendor in a tent whose owner I haven't seen for a few weeks because they are on vacation, but I'm quite sure they are unaware of all these changes. I'm pretty sure they have retained their merchant skills, but have no way of knowing for sure and I don't know when they will be back.

Will merchant tents continue to stand regardless of the owner's skills, or should I be emptying my vendor prior to Patch 10 to be safe?