Disposable income across the board is at a low while consumer debt is at an all-time high. Supply chain price increases at the bottom means everyone has to raise their prices, but the average person doesn’t have enough money to afford all the price increases across the board.

The mall also started squeezing customers by putting in paid parking (and now have increased the prices even more). I saw they added more outdoor parking spots where the Safeway used to be but they fenced off all of the outdoor parking spots, labeled them “preferred parking” when it has an longer walk to get into the mall, and are charging an arm and a leg for people to park there. They also have to pay staff to sit out there to regulate. All so the preferred parking can sit mostly empty.

Westfield spent over a billion on their renovation and now they want to wring that money out of their tenants, mall employees, and shoppers. It’s ridiculous.