Lhe shopping center in the southern district of Ghent will close its doors in 2025. The center has been emptying its customers for several years, but here, traders have been informed that they will have to leave the premises by summer 2025.
This is therefore the last autumn season that they experience, a situation that they regret. “It’s the end of the story,” says one of them, resigned, to our colleagues at Newspaper. “I have received information that the shopping center will close by summer. Main businesses have been notified. »
“No long-term contracts are signed anymore,” explains a trader who wishes to remain anonymous. “Recently, two stores wanted to extend their lease, but they were refused. As a result, they will close their doors in December. »
“We still have the end of year period to come and we don’t want our customers to stop coming,” worries another trader. And while plans for the building’s future are unclear, some are optimistic: “We’ll come back anyway.” We have already been promised a place in the new complex. »
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