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Unfair shopping centre landlord behaviour

I was in a major shopping centre on the weekend and noticed a temporary outpost located just outside the newsagency selling several cheap no name brand Chinese import versions brand name products in the newsagency.

This is typical of some landlords. They demand premium rent for what they say is a premium shopping centre and then cheapen the experience with junk product outposts, especially at Christmas. It is appalling that they permit outpost traders to compete with long term and loyal tenants in this way.

Of course, the landlords will have their excuses, they always do.

This instance I saw was one of the worst because of the specific nature of the products being offered by the opportunist outpost operator.

Now before any of my landlords reach for the phone or keyboard to contact me thinking that I am writing about them, as is their want, I’d note that I do visit other centres.

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  1. ERIC

    there is a chinese import ink toners outpost right outside my door and they are selling cheaper than my wholesale price.

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  2. averill

    OUR LANDLORD HAS PUT THE CHEAP BOOK SHOP IN. TEMP FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD SELLS THE SAME BOOK PROMO AS WE DO.( ABW )BUT THEY HAVE TO WALK PAST HIM TO GET TO ME. HE HAS NO FIT OUT JUST TRESSELL TABLES AND A TILL
    OK FOR THE SUMMER WE ARE BUSY BUT IF WE DONT MAKE THAT CREAM NOW WE DONT SURVIVE THE WINTER LANDLORD DOSNT CARE TOLD TO LEAVE HER OFFICE OR SHE WOULD CALL SECURITY TO HELP US LEAVE IM ON A LEASE BET HE ISNT

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  3. Bill

    I’ve got a calendar club 25 metres from my shopfront.

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  4. allan wickham

    So do i Bill as well as A&R setup on trestle tables taking up most of the common area in front of Woolworths. The most frustrating part is when they were here last year i asked the Landlords agent if i could do it this year and the response was “i`ll get back to you on that”……still waiting.

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  5. eric

    i have a guy renting for this week only selling bonsai just for 2 small table cost him $4500 . ouch!!!! we are just tiny shopping centre not busy like westfield.

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