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Originally Posted by jaysay
Was watching an item on the news the other day about a German Market, can't remember where it was now, but I do know that the local traders were less than happy because some of their businesses had declined by 50%, the bottom line is people have only x number of pounds to send, if fancy markets were introduced it means that the pies no bigger just that more people want a slice.
Just as an afterthought, no input what so-ever from any of our elected members, funny that really  |
It was the German Christmas market in Birmingham, which featured on the BBC news programmes.
All the local traders, the ones who pay their business rates all year round, agreed it increased footfall to the city centre, but they stated that in fact their takings were down, whilst the market was on.
There's only so much money to go round, no matter how many people there are flogging their goods.
Local traders in towns/cities which had German markets, waved off what would have ended in their tills, as the Teutonic juggernauts, complete with their chalets, headed off back to Baden-Baden, or wherever it was they came from.