Vote
For Your Favourite Trader has kicked off in earnest with a number of traders
seeking votes on facilities like Facebook. But Ronnie from Ronnie Z And The
Fabulous Juice had a different technique. He was handing out delicious morsels
of fresh fruit and casually reminding recipients that trader voting was now
open. Let us know your technique for getting votes.
A
Trader said he doesn’t remember the last time a prime trading spot like the
corner of E Shed and the Centre Walkway was left vacant. “It would certainly
never have happened on a Sunday.”
On
a similar theme another trader said that QVM had a real problem. The General
Merchandise precinct has provided the bulk of QVM rental income for a long time
and now it was in decline. “Reduced trade affects everyone.”
This
giant sports shoe (it is sitting on a full size dining table) was sighted at
Joel’s Auctions during the week and would have been a great feature display for one
of our shoe sellers. It eventually sold for $380. Did a QVM Trader get it?
Induction
session for the new Hawker Night Market took place on Thursday evening in the Food
Court. Great to see a growing number of our traders getting their opportunity at
Night Market trading.
Trader
Uber Eats – a trader has asked why traders can’t have their own internal food
delivery service. The idea is that perhaps the Son or Daughter of a Trader
could collect and deliver food from surrounding food vendors to traders for a
modest fee, part of which could be paid by the trader and part by the food
shop. The Trader hastens to say that there are already some excellent food
delivery services within the market (Ronnie Z and Josies Café were mentioned)
but sometimes you just feel like something different. With many sole traders
trapped at their stalls, this sounds like a good idea. Any budding young
entrepreneurs out there?
A Trader asks why we can't consolidate our trader positions and remove the glaring gaps in the Upper Market. He suggests there are ways of closing off areas with suitable camouflage and transferring traders into one vibrant full precinct. Maybe it is time.