Trader
Relocation – has become a hot topic and although no trader will be moved before
Christmas and there are many meetings to come, we understand that some traders
have already been given an idea of where they may end up. At this stage those
moves relate to filling empty stalls on the L Shed side of String Bean Alley.
String Bean
Alley Roof – it would be difficult to imagine traders surviving the open spaces
in String Bean Alley given exposure to wind, rain and sun. Presumably this will
be a straight handball to the Renewal Project Team and CoM to make sure their
construction project accomplishes the ongoing-trade guarantee with suitable
basics like weather protection.
Celebrating
Our New Traders – a trader thinks we should introduce an award for the new
trader who seems to have been here forever. In other words, the new trader who
has fitted into the trader community so well that he or she seems made for the
place. And this trader has nominated Ronnie Z on String Bean Alley. Any others?
More
Departures- rumour has it that 5 traders gave up stalls this week as the
retail recession bites deeper. Not sure how many of those were multiple stall
holders.
Prioritising
Trader Retention – ironically after the previous item, a number of attendees at
Tuesday’s information session were pleased that the New Market Pavilion ground
floor stall area will be kept solely for current traders from A-M Sheds plus
Queen St, giving current traders the best chance of surviving difficult times.
Long Service
Leave - a long term trader was disappointed that his request to take some long
service was disallowed by his Category Manager. We have suggested he take up
CEO Paul Guerra’s advice – “If you don’t like the answer, ask again.”, and definitely
put it in writing.
Two of our
traders, who shall remain nameless (although they could be Irish), have come up
with the amazing fact that if you take your year of birth, and add your current
age you will get the answer 2017. And that applies to everybody who does the
calculation. Give it a try.
Thieving Season - the security video at one of our trader's stalls picked up another thief on Saturday. The trader warns all traders to be on alert. This time the thief is a young lady with a child in a pram and fortunately, with timely action by the stall staff and our security staff the thief was apprehended elsewhere in the market and a variety of stock returned to traders. - https://vimeo.com/241387529