Specialty
Merchandise traders in the top end of The Queen Vic Market have experienced one of their best
starts to post Christmas trade in years.
Tuesday
27th December was a Specialty Merchandise only market (food was closed) and
some traders reported their best trading day for the whole month of December.
Tourists from Malaysia and Singapore were evident as well as various groups from
Europe. Thursday trade continued the strong trend.
In
a period of difficult retail trading it was certainly welcome to experience
some good old-fashioned retail demand from the top end's most important
customer group.