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Zombie apocalypse coming for Melbourne retailers – The Australian Financial Review
Stores kept alive by JobKeeper and rental concessions may have to put themselves into administration when support is withdrawn, say experts

But those Victorian small businesses that have not been able to invest in an online operation would be strongly disadvantaged, he said.
Retail tenants operating small and medium businesses have to date relied on the mandatory code of practice introduced by the federal government to broker individual rent relief. This runs until the end of September.
“The COVID clause means that landlords agree if further restrictions are introduced then tenants don’t have to rely on the code but can have a pre…
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