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Accra Mall To Be Shut Down Temporarily Today

Clement Asamoah
Last updated: October 24, 2019 7:09 am
By Clement Asamoah
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Tenants at the Accra Mall will temporarily shut down their shops on Thursday, October 24, to protest what they describe as difficult conditions at the mall.

The tenants are demanding among other things a reduction in their rent charges and also an improvement in promotions to increase sales.

A statement issued Wednesday revealed that management of the mall has failed to heed to the concerns of the tenants in implementing measures that they believe will halt their dwindling sales.

“It is poignant to note that as a result of the concerns raised by the tenants including the huge rent, which have ultimately led to a slump in patronage and revenue, a huge number of shops including multinationals from South Africa have closed shop and left the mall.

“The Tenants have therefore decided to take the bitter decision to close their shops on Thursday the 24th of October, 2019 between the hours of 9 am and 1pm to protect their huge investments and prevent the Accra Mall from suffering the same fate that the Westhills mall is suffering.”

Below is the full statement by the Tenants of Accra Mall

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ACCRA MALL BY THE ACCRA MALL TENANTS ASSOCIATION

The Accra Mall Tenants Association have taken the decision to temporarily close their shops on the 24th of October, 2019.

This decision has been taken to bring to the fore the onerous conditions under which they operate at the mall.

The public would recall that about a year ago, part of the ceiling in the mall collapsed and this affected patronage at the mall as the public were rightly concerned about their safety.

Before that section of the ceiling could be fixed, another section of the ceiling at the Game entrance also caved in after heavy rainfall.

Both incidents hugely affected patronage at the Mall which in turn led to a downward spiral of revenue of the Tenants.

Despite numerous protests and engagements with the management of the mall, nothing was done to fix the ceiling until about a month ago when they began to fix the ceiling.

In order to fix the ceiling, the management of the mall have erected scaffolding in the walkways of the whole mall despite protestations from the tenants that this would rather scare customers away.

The tenants proposed that the scaffolds be erected at the sections where work was being done and then moved to other sections of the ceiling rather than erecting the scaffolds all over the walkway of the mall.

The management of the mall however ignored the tenants’ concerns and persisted with erecting the scaffolds with the result being that patronage to the mall has worsened leaving the tenants in a worse position.

In addition to the above, the tenants also raised concerns about the exorbitant rent and the lack of promotional activities by the management of the mall to improve revenue which slumped due to their negligence in maintaining the mall leading to the collapse of the ceiling.

In order to address these concerns representatives of tenants met with representatives of the Accra Mall landlords on or about the 26th of September, 2019 to address issues of common interest. Among issues discussed at the said meeting included:

  • The low patronage at the mall due to the manner in which the ceiling repair works at the mall is being done
  • The insufficient number and deplorable condition of the washrooms at the mall
  • Insufficient marketing activities to promote the mall and impact sales
  • A request for a reduction in rent during the period of the renovation of the ceiling.
  • A general reduction in rent across board

The management of the mall and the landlords promised to address the concerns of the tenants two weeks after the said meeting but failed to do so.

It is poignant to note that as a result of the concerns raised by the tenants including the huge rent, which have ultimately led to a slump in patronage and revenue, a huge number of shops including multinationals from South Africa have closed shop and left the mall.

The Tenants have therefore decided to take the bitter decision to close their shops on Thursday the 24th of October, 2019 between the hours of 9 am and 1pm to protect their huge investments and prevent the Accra Mall from suffering the same fate that the Westhills mall is suffering.

Dr Emmanuel Maurice Ankrah.

(KuukuaA Legal Consulting)

0554830419.

SOURCE:STARRFM

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Clement Asamoah Yeboah is a Ghanaian Blogger, Podcaster, YouTuber & E-commerce enthusiast. I love to read, write, talk and record videos. He gained prominence among bloggers in Ghana after promoting BET Nominee Kwesi Arthur in 2017 to win the VGMAs and also head for the Black Entertainment Awards. Clement has been nominated and awarded by Avance Media twice among the Top 50 Bloggers In Ghana. Connect with me on Instagram @_justclement CONTACT: [email protected]
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