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Retailer served summons for unauthorised use of 6-storey Kallang premises

WELL-KNOWN local retailer Mustafa, which had converted part of its Kallang warehouse into a department store and supermarket, has been ordered to stop selling out of what should be a storage facility.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said yesterday that it has served a writ of summons on the company, Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin, for the unauthorised use of the six-storey building in Kallang Pudding Road.

Until three weeks ago, the warehouse was closed to the public, except for occasional warehouse sales.

Then, the shutters went up to reveal a department store on the ground floor and a supermarket on the second.

Competitors complained that Mustafa was getting away with operating a retail store while paying lower warehouse rents, reported The Business Times yesterday.

The Straits Times understands that the company received the court order a day earlier.

Yesterday, its managing director, Mr Mustaq Ahmad, who was on a business trip in Malaysia, said he would look into the matter. Continue reading →

Its owner says ‘we’d rather do more business than fight’

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has slapped retailer Mustafa with a writ of summons for unauthorised use of its Mustafa Warehouse building on Kallang Pudding Road. If found guilty, it could be fined up to $200,000.

The six-storey building is approved for warehouse use but for the past three weeks or so, a department store has been operating on the first level and a supermarket on level two.

‘Commercial activities such as supermarkets are not allowed within warehouse developments,’ URA’s spokeswoman said.

She added that approval to use the premises as a warehouse was given in 2001. Its owner, Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin Co Pte Ltd, had subsequently submitted an application in 2004 to change the building’s use to a wholesale centre for household goods and appliances.

‘The application was not approved and URA advised the owner that the proposed wholesale centre use involves sale of products and is considered commercial use, which is not allowed in a warehouse development. URA recently received feedback regarding the unauthorised commercial activities. Continue reading →