Shopping Centre or High Street for Your Second Shop?
How to weigh rent structures, foot-traffic patterns, and fit-out rules when choosing between a mall unit and a street-frontage lease.
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Practical guides for independent retailers planning a second shop — written from Melbourne advisory work in the field.
Articles grounded in the questions we hear from retailers every week: lease clauses, foot traffic, fit-out budgets, and the timing of your next hire.
Estimating Fit-Out Costs Before You Sign
A line-by-line approach to budgeting shop fit-out for a second retail site — electrical, refrigeration, signage, and the costs agents forget to mention.
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When to Hire a Store Manager Before Opening Day
The staffing timeline that lets your second shop open without pulling your best people from the first floor for three weeks straight.
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