A Trader
hopes that the appointment of a new Operations Manager (Cleaning) will see a
push on improved toilet facilities.
What 3
things do traders in the Upper market want? – according to one trader it is
more relevant trading hours, more advertising, and fewer stall gaps (i.e.
curation).
Is Joe
Favata a doppelganger of Ed Kavalee? Comedian Ed Kavalee will be well known to
watchers of the TV show “Have You Been Paying Attention”. Joe is a market
trader well known for his commentary on market issues. Ed is a little taller
but we think Joe is funnier.
A Trader
asks why traders in L Shed are not invited to place display opposite their
stalls while container installation is going on. The empty south side of L Shed
is a bit of an eyesore.
One of our
new traders is seeking some racking as he takes the next step in formalising
his business at QVM. If you have some spare racking for sale, please email us
at generalmerchandisetraders@iinet.net.au
and we will pass on the details.
One of our
traders had a first when the young lady ahead of him in the cash register queue
at his local service station paid for his $15 worth of petrol. We have two
questions – What fragrance does he wear and who buys just $15 worth of petrol
these days? All jokes aside, it is nice to hear of a real example of paying it
forward. This trader was impressed.
A trader
asks who, or what, is going to kickstart buying after the election “because the
current trend is going to send many of us broke.”
Wednesday
night’s compulsory induction meeting for all Winter Night Market Traders
included the warning that some traders were being swapped from their normal
positions to keep the Night Market fresh and dynamic.
Also from
the Night Market induction meeting – some new stall positioning has been necessitated
by the installation of containers in SBA. It will be interesting to see how
that changes customer flow and how it impacts on business.
A Trader
noted that some of the “Welcome” light boxes in K/L Sheds were not lit this
week. Maintenance has been alerted.
We have
heard that an injunction brought by a Trader over a stall move was thrown out
by the VCAT judge this week with no case to answer.
A customer
from China was surprised to see ATMs around our market. He claims they are now very
rare in China with almost all transactions conducted by card. Presumably he was from Hong Kong.
A trader
noted a fancy new “Market Stalls” section in the Visitor Centre in SBA which
highlighted some of the special produce available from our food halls. He thought it looked very professional.
NOTE: A Trader has complained that our Have Your Say facility is not as easy to use as it used to be. Google have changed their processes and made commenting a little more complicated but we have now included an option to email us directly if that is preferred. - Ed
COMMENT:
28/5/2019 12:24 - "I did not complain I just made the comment that it was simpler to use previously."
Noted - and it would seem the email option works fine. Thanks for your contribution. - Ed.