23-01-2024, 05:26 PM
(23-01-2024, 04:35 PM)joe┬á90 Wrote: Can┬á bet┬á Foodstuffs will┬á retain┬á a┬á ┬á lease onthe┬á building to prevent┬á Wooolworths opening┬á up┬á there┬á .┬á They did┬á similar in Upper huutt buying up all┬á commercial┬á vacant┬á properties┬á to┬á keep CD out . But┬á They eventually bought a┬á whole block of┬á small shops┬á ┬á &┬á built their┬á supermarket┬á .┬á Foxton┬á has┬á less┬á people thanFlaxmere┬á but it┬á has┬á a supermarket .┬á They just dont want to rebuild┬á instead┬á force shoppers into the city┬á & big┬á ┬á box┬á shopping┬á .Foodstuffs donÔÇÖt own the building so the landlord is able to lease it to one of the rival companies Jacinda┬áand the ComCom claimed were being stopped entering the market by the duopoly .Woolworths have expressed no interest in opening in Flaxmere - the nearest PaknSave is only 8km away - the people of Flaxmere chose not to support the New World so the owner operator could not keep trading with not┬áenough customers┬á-there is a very good Four Square in Flaxmere