The rebates are the lace to a bad year for trade with a drop of 10%
. Time critic for all sectors, including trade. Sales do not just go up, even when the discounts and offers are as attractive as those of the latest seasons. The last sales period, which began Jan. 7 and ended on 6 March, was presented as the great hope of Badajoz entrepreneurs, who see in this campaign a chance to weather the economic crisis mica. However, the delicate situation facing consumers,
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AFTER suffering a progressive sales each for a couple of years, and experience one of the worst Christmas in recent times, businesses expected Badajoz discounts granted a truce to the sector. But their hopes have been dashed. Once the discount campaign, plays to take stock. And, a priori, it is not,
five piece terracotta warriors, positive. The representatives of employers of Badajoz Sitan the drop in sales in these two months between 5 and 10% over the same period last year, and forward data to the user-consumer Federation of Independent (Fuci).
If the pockets of users are vacant, their purchasing power suffers and this is reflected in the register of establishments in the capital Badajoz.,
men's cycling jerseys, You know very well the chairman of the association of traders Menacho, Emilio Doncel. Ensures that despite the influx of audience that goes to the area has increased slightly, this trend has not translated into profit.
The sales have been much worse than other years. They have not been as good as expected. There was a concern Parn consumption. The number of customers approaching Menacho has increased, but we must take into account that unemployment, low wages, taxes and everyday expenses devour. Therefore, do not buy as much as before, Doncel said.
The campaign started well. From the start the bids were as aggressive as in previous years. But that did not work either. If in November or December are offered discounts of 20 to 30% in many articles, when they start out as rebates in 50% MINIMUM. This made the first week was very good. The first day was spectacular. Before 10 in the morning there were some 7,000 users in the area. That day passed through the mall Menacho between 55,000 and 60,000, and the first weekend were about 40,000. Representing approximately 3% of audience flow more than at any other time. But from February purchases declined, Emilio adds Doncel.
Many people look at shop windows, enter the premises and ask, but few ultimately buy. Estn very stops sales. People acquire the right and necessary. Leave and go to the shops, but traders have told me that estn dizzy because there are many people who want to buy, but can not. The stores are full, but when it comes to the box has no point of comparison with previous seasons, highlighted Isidro Flores, president of the association of merchants in San Roque.
Future perspective
But the philosophy of Badajoz merchants is put on a brave face. In fact, the president of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Santa Marina, Jose Antonio Trejo said that sales this year have been in this area in relationship to the previous year. It was recorded a year ago when each between 5 and 10%. The segment Not more so was that of household appliances and home furnishings, seal Trejo.
As he says it is optimistic about the outlook for the future. Although there is much uncertainty, the spring-summer season as a rule is usually good sales both in volume and by type of supply, particularly in the textile sector. I think the situation can not deteriorate much more, he says. We think that the campaign is starting better than it ends. Catastrfico will get worse, says Isidro Flores.
For his part, Emilio Doncel believes that recovery of trade go hand in hand with the evolution of the working conditions of citizens and climatolgicos factors. Estn traders worried. Now, if you start to get hot, and encourage people to buy. Also depend on whether the economic crisis is taking a break to users, he says.