It was only last week that I said I was worried about the very upmarket deli/café/bottle shop Mercado surviving in King Street, in the old Exhibition grounds.
And yes, this morning it's shut, no sign on the door, but some guy who seemed to know what he's talking about said it has gone into receivership. This morning. Ugh.
To be honest, I doubt it is in the right location. I could imagine it working in one of the old money suburbs, perhaps Hamilton or Ascot, but it's in an area full of new, mostly small apartments, many ofwhich would have tenants who pay enough on the rent and can't spend up on tiny $9 cans of tuna from Spain, or very expensive cuts of aged steak.
It's still a pity. I think they were trying to provide some fish and other items at cheaper prices. And the staff were very knowledgeable and nice. There were so many of them, though.
It's odd when an average Joe like me with no experience in retail can tell a place won't work out.
Maybe it will be revived with less fancy goods and half the staff. I hope so.
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