No Grease: The Small Business Champion of the People

On todays's episode Damien and Jermaine Johnson give us their thoughts on the conclusion to the controversy two weeks ago with Simon Properties terminating thier lease in a space at South Park mall in Charlotte, after only being there since January. The community rallied around the Johnson brothers and now hear what happened in their meeting with Simon properties.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - After an overwhelming push from the community, No Grease Knights of the Razor Barbershop will be staying at SouthPark Mall for the duration of their lease.

The owners of No Grease Knights of the Razor Barbershop, a Black barbershop in SouthPark Mall, finally heard from mall management.

SouthPark Mall management sent WBTV this statement:

“We are pleased to report that Knights of the Razor by No Grease will be staying at SouthPark for the duration of their temporary lease. We have delayed our other deal until next year and will be discussing with Mr. Damian Johnson and Mr. Jermaine Johnson the possibility of a permanent location for their barbershop beyond their current temporary lease term. Our other 4 locations with No Grease are all permanent leases. We’ve enjoyed a productive and growing relationship with No Grease for the past decade and look forward to expanding our relationship in the future.”

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