A NEW breed of convenience stores taking over from the old corner deli is springing up throughout central Perth, and coming head to head with inner-city residents.
Many popping up about the place are the more well-known Kwik-E-Mart and 7-Eleven franchises but similar stores such as GloryXpress are also muscling in.
An application for a GloryXpress convenience store for Terrace Road in East Perth fronted Perth city council Tuesday, with nearby residents objecting on noise, waste disposal and parking grounds.
Traffic nightmare
Neighbour Michelle Noble says it’ll be a traffic nightmare that will require policing to prevent shoppers blocking a right-of-way.
Two-dozen locals, a rare sight in the usually empty rows of public gallery chairs, attended the meeting. Councillors were presented with a 205-signature petition.
The PCC decided to refer the item back to the planning committee for more consideration. Cr Reece Harley noted he’d been “disappointed” to see a 7-Eleven had already moved into the McNess arcade and installed modern signage over the grand windows.
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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