To Beer Or
Not To Beer – a few traders have questioned the suitability of alcohol being
promoted at the new beer precinct during the day market while others say it is
refreshing innovation for QVM. Retail entertainment is certainly a driving
philosophy for retail globally and as one trader said – “The only measure here
is customer demand. If customers want this, I want it too.”
A Trader has
questioned our temporary toilet facilities particularly during the busy night
market. Apparently there have been complaints about equipment and cleanliness,
particularly in the ladies toilets. We understand that management are working
to correct any short comings in temporary toilets while the Queen Street block
is being renovated.
Using Empty
Spaces. – one of our empty stalls in K Shed was put to good use on Saturday
with a short impromptu game of Badminton
– completely safe and considerate of customer flow. One trader suggested that perhaps this could
be a serious activity in empty areas of the market. Indoor soccer, cricket or
golf could be other options.
Extra Car
Parking – the news of an extra 280 car spaces for customers was generally
greeted well although as one trader said – “It depends on where they put them.
It won’t be much good if they put them on the rings of Saturn.” He is right
about that.
New Arrivals
– actually not new traders, but old traders trading on new days. A trader
commented that there were a few established traders trading for the first time on Tuesday. Maybe it
is part of the “Yes” philosophy from our Precinct Managers (see last week’s Heard
Under The Sheds).
Reports of a
productive TRC meeting involving Lord Mayor, Sally Capp, on Tuesday. One trader
said that she shows genuine personal warmth with traders and their issues.
A market
promotion for Ambiance’s Christmas range caused one trader to ask – “Why can’t
we start Christmas promotion early for the Specialty Traders in the Upper
Market? A Christmas in July promotion may just set the seed for strong sales
performance in December.”
And Continuing the Christmas Reference - one of our traders sold a brass hand bell to a gentleman with a long white beard on Saturday, and yes, he was preparing for his Santa Claus role later in the year.
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