that his Agenda store is one of the top-selling vendors in the mall – which made not being offered a better opportunity for growth frustrating for him.
A document obtained by FOX 26 shows the new two-year leasing agreement between Agenda and the Galleria, which states Agenda’s space can be used "for the non-exclusive retail sale of American and European urban street fashion, clothing ONLY, with related accessories. No shoe wear, sneakers, or related of any kind whatsoever." Their high-end sneakers make up about 60% of annual sales. Haggerty says there are usually lines out of their door for certain release dates.
Haggerty says he was told by the leasing manager this was due to a new, exclusivity deal between the Galleria and A Sneaker City – a national buy/sell/trade shoe vendor now open in the Galleria next to the Ice Skating Rink area. In April, Haggerty offered to pay more than double the rent, $19,500 a month, just to keep the same operations. He tells FOX 26 that the Galleria did not budge on that initial offer.
This is a much bigger story. My client and I have been dealing with Simon for months!!! Please feel free to reach out. Would love to compare notes with Ken Haggerty too. Sadly, the stores number is disconnected.