Last month saw Archie Café close its business which has operated out of the Barkers store on Ponsonby Road for the past six years.
Barkers replied and want to set the record straight on the situation featured in last month’s Ponsonby News regarding the closure.
"There seems to be some momentum building with mis-information surrounding Barkers (the big company) pushing out a small business with massive rent hikes.
“For the record, the increase in rent being faced by Archie was neither triple or double what they were paying last year. It was actually an increase of around 26% (an increase of around $300 per month).
This represents 11.7% of the total operating cost, which is proportionate to the space occupied by the café.
“Barkers is a privately owned New Zealand business with an amazing reputation and we pride ourselves on the amazing relationships we foster with all parties we have dealings with.
It’s a real shame that people are so quick to draw such a negative conclusion to this situation."
Archie has now gone but in the space Philippe's Patisserie opened last month.
Helene Ravlich’s feature this month features short breaks over winter. Our scribe has covered Waiheke, Raglan, Queenstown, Sydney and Melbourne.
Last month we spent time with Mahesh Muralidhar. A Ponsonby local, Mahesh was recently selected as the National Party candidate for Auckland Central.
Formerly a senior executive at multiple global technology startups, he currently mentors and backs some of New Zealand’s brightest and most innovative talent.
Dennis O’Neill has been a resident of Grey Lynn since 1969 when he bought a villa in Cockburn Street.
He passed away recently and is a great loss to all who knew him. (JAY PLATT & MARTIN LEACH)
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29 May 2023