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Trade Centre defies wholesale building standards with a top-notch, classy new building in Hatcliffe
text by Patuma Salimu photos by Structure and Design
WHEN ONE GOES TO A WHOLESALE THE THING THEY CRAVE IS A COMFORTABLE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE IN A SPACIOUS ENVIRONMENT. MOST OF THE TIME WHOLESALES ARE USUALLY PACKED WITH RETAILERS AND INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO BUY AFFORDABLE GOODS TO RESTOCK THEIR RETAIL STORES. IT HAS BECOME THE NORM FOR MOST WHOLESALERS TO FORCE YOU TO PURCHASE CERTAIN PRODUCTS IN BULK AND NOT UNITS AS MOST HOUSEHOLDS WOULD REQUIRE. THE WORST OF THEM ALL IS GETTING TO A TILL POINT TO DEAL WITH LONG QUEUES. SHOPPING SHOULD BE A HASSLE-FREE, QUICK, AND EASY EXPERIENCE. FOR YEARS WHOLESALERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO EXUDE A SHABBY LOOK BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE ALL THE BULKY GOODS ARE SOLD. IT SEEMS LIKE LESS EFFORT IS PUT INTO MAINTAINING A WHOLESALE AESTHETIC APPEAL COMPARED TO SUPERMARKETS, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF HEAVY MACHINERY AND HEAVY GOODS.
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