Parramatta. 'Done our very best'

Tristan Harris, general manager, buying and marketing, of family-owned Harris Farm Markets, said the closure of its outlet, in the empty Brand Smart shopping centre, in the northern precinct of the Parramatta CBD, was because the business was unviable. He said the outlet had a “very strong customer account” when it opened some six years ago. “We’ve done out very best, we had good community support”, he said, but the failure of Brand Smart as a shopping centre and “being at that end of town” were among the factors forcing the closure, at Christmas. The company has retained the 50 staff.