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The Dutch retail council RND told news site Nu.nl that shopkeepers and bar and cafe owners are having a hard time dealing with rising rents due to inflation.
Some retailers are facing a 6% rent increase, and they have little choice but to pass it on to consumers, said Eus Peters, director of RND.
RND, retail group Inretail, SME Association MKB-Nederland, and hospitality industry group KHN are all seeking modest rent increases of 3.5% or less.
They point out that 15% of rental contracts include an automatic increase in line with inflation over the past two months, which could lead to a 10% increase.
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Parole also spoke with owners of many bars and restaurants who said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Riad Farhat of Drie WijzenuitOost Hospitality Group, which has about 20 cafes and eateries, said some prices rose 10%, but fuel costs rose 200%.
At the group’s De Biertuin restaurant, half the price of chicken has risen from € 11.95 to € 13.95. This is “still acceptable,” according to Farhat. “But the price of spareribs initially rose to € 16.50 and is now over € 20. I think this is terrible.”
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Meanwhile, retail employers and trade unions have agreed to raise 4.4% of 175,000 salesclerks over the next six months.
We also reached an agreement to limit evening shifts to twice a week and prioritize part-time work for full-time work, except in December.
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