Our newsXpress Forest Hill store is set for some changes early in the new year. With major construction being undertaken on level 3 of the centre, directly above us, the landlord has asked us to move to a kiosk temporarily during the construction phase. This coincides with the end of our current lease. The landlord has offered us a new lease for a permanent location to kick in once the construction is over.
The original plan of the landlord, three weeks ago, was that the construction would start immediately and impact our tenancy next week. That all changed last week when their construction plans were delayed. Plans may change again – we have told the landlord that we will try and work in with any changes which occur.
We have been at Forest Hill for more than fourteen years and have been moved by the landlord three times.
Why have I mentioned this now? Because nextra is trying to undermine us by putting a different spin on the story in the members area of their website.
Mark,
This would be an interesting read in a serial form for all the people here. How does this happen, who pays for what, how do sales track during the outpost phase, what opportunities exist, what will the new communications installation look like etc etc etc.
Many will need to do this in their time and would be great data to capture.
Brett, a day can be a long time in a newsagency. Late this afternoon, I found out that the temporary move is on the agenda again. We may find ourselves relocating to a temporary location in three weeks and then back to our current location early in 2011.
Once we have certainty, I will blog a daily diary.