As a retailer in this market, I shouldn't have to pay my bills on time

This is something I I know retailers have felt for a long time, but only in the last couple years have I really heard retailers say this to me directly.

In the last six months, I am hearing this directly from retailers face-to-face more and more and more as if it's become established business practice.

It's not. This industry is hard enough as it is, nonpayment makes it harder for everyone else. I don't care if you had payroll this week, you knew you had payroll when you signed this agreement to pay my company.

No one has any right to not pay anyone else if they agreed to pay a certain amount at a certain time.

I can't believe this is even a discussion we have to have in our industry...