Xenia's Progress –one of our
traders visited trader Xenia (Sonia) Charalambous in hospital during the week. Xenia
suffered a stroke at the market back in August and she is undergoing
rehabilitation treatment. Xenia’s daughters are continuing to operate her stall
on a restricted basis. In the meantime Xenia asked to express her thanks to
management, box hire operators and her customers for their understanding during
her recovery. Xenia is an active person
and no doubt finds bed confinement rather frustrating but apparently she is looking
well and sporting a trendy new hair cut. We wish Xenia well.
Confusion Over Late Night Trading Christmas Friday. –
details of the special arrangement for 9pm trading on Friday 23rd December
have been released and some confusion has arisen.
One trader was concerned that he would have to move
his stall at 3:00pm to take part in the special late trading but that is not
the case. Traders are being asked to declare whether they wish to trade late on
the Friday. Those trading late will be in the one spot for the whole day and as
far as possible that will be their normal stall. Traders who wish to leave
early will be located at the Peel St. end of the market so as not to disable
normal trade closer to Queen St. when they leave. Boxes will not be allowed in
the aisles between The Walkway and Queen St. until 9:00pm.
A considerable amount of effort will go into promoting
this special night and for many reasons it is in every trader’s interests to
make it a success. Having said that, there is much to work through, and it will
assist all parties if any questions or concerns are raised and dealt with as
soon as possible.
Wednesday Night Trading – the first night of the
Summer Night Market on Wednesday was anticipated with some trepidation because
last year’s first night was disappointing. We are pleased to report that most
traders experienced good trade on Wednesday. The Summer Night Market is off to a
good start.
QVM Annual Report – traders will have received a copy
of the Company’s Annual Report and there is much to read through. One of our traders
went straight to the financials and noted the rather small profit (down from
$364,272 to $39,848) but that rental income actually increased which suggests
that trader number have not changed a great deal across the market. We will leave
more considered evaluation of the figures to traders with more expert financial
minds.