question about Pacific Mall

wow, some of the places in there seem like they don't get any business and with overhead like that they must go belly up a lot.
 
Parking lot is always full! The mall seems to have no restrictive covenant, it's in other words leasing too same kinds of business.
Cutting each others throats on pricing of goods and services.
 
one place just sold in there for over 1million $CAN. Small corner store in mall. Very expensive. Renting seems more attractive if you must.
 
I use to have a mens clothing store just south of Yonge and Bloor in the late 80s early 90s and i was paying 12 000 a month for 2000 sq ft.
 
pac mall vendors can afford to pay higher rent because thier margins are so high from importing everything from china. it may be expensive on a per sq ft basis but gross overall rent is smaller than traditional malls i think plus you get the same foot traffic.
 
I was disappointed with Pac Mall. Lotsa rubbish and sunglasses were still 200 bucks.
LoWu Mall in Shenzhen, that's where the action is.
 
Many stores in Pacific Mall pay little or no tax as they have a primarily cash and carry business, issuing no sales receipts. Refunds or exchanges are done on an honour system.
 
And many of them sell counterfeit merchandise, and are always getting raided by the RCMP.
 
blopar said:
And many of them sell counterfeit merchandise, and are always getting raided by the RCMP.

But as wing nut thinks in the DVD thread: since they sell them in a STORE they must be legal.....:rolleyes:
 
cash and carry is the big thing as they dont report it. gives room to haggle w them that way. yes sunglasses may still be expensive but how many people actually pay anyways. most of thier optical business is writing off sunglasses for health plans. they will write up fake prescription for you. wont find that often at non asian optical stores.
 
blopar said:
And many of them sell counterfeit merchandise, and are always getting raided by the RCMP.

They get raided and pay a fine which they don't mind becuase of all the cash they make...