Strange bed-fellows
Strange bed-fellows in the pic above: a roof shop, sandwiched between traditional fashion and furniture retailers. These sights are...
What do tough markets and tough rentals mean for us as property users?
What actions, if any, can we take? Grin and bear it... one tactic is to tough it out, knowing full-well that the cycle turns and "it'll...
Small shops add diversity to tenant mix
Are the higher rentals worth the higher number of headaches? "Klein houtjies kry die vuur aan die gang" - kindling gets the fire going -...
"White lies" vs "breach"
House rules need to be amended pronto, as we look at phased re-opening of some types of stores. • What level of PPE should landlords...
“CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS”
“CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS”, preacher John Wesley, late-1700’s Once shopping centres re-open, there will be an explicit (and...
Does your store stand out?
I often quote overseas examples, of visually imposing stores, but we have plenty of homegrown examples too. Truth Coffee in Cape Town is...