New alternative planning experience in the peddling: the municipal council authorized that the Arenal Market this Sunday can take place between nine in the morning and two in the afternoon and five and ten in the evening.
Even if there are three rest hoursAccording to the municipal approval file for this initiative, the sellers will be able to continue their activity during this period and that the positions are open yes they want it.
The Consistory authorizes the request made by the Provincial Union of Street Vending of Cordoba (UPCOVA). This continues previous experiences, such as the mushroom night market that took place this summer – promoted by the Association of Street Merchants of Cordoba (Comacor) – and another extraordinary one that took place on May 5, on the occasion of Mother’s Day. El Arenal and who also promoted UPCOVA.
It is precisely this last group, according to the documentation for municipal authorization, which demanded that the Capitulares have extended hours on October 6 afterwards, after the extraordinary event of May, “the traders asked us to set other dates under the same conditions”. The initiative, according to this association, was “a public and commercial success”.
The “positive” mushroom experience
THE Department of Commerceled by councilor Julián Urbano, assures, in its favorable resolution, that it assumes the problems which “the trade proximity, whether sedentary or ambulatory, for boom in purchasing habits linked to the new technologies“. This Delegation therefore has the “main objective” encourage “all kinds of activities “which contribute to or promote the increase in sales” of this field of activity.
The business claims to be “aware» of the impact that “the high temperatures reached between June and September” and “the absence of population due to holidays“. These two factors, continues this ministry, “have caused less public attendance” at this type of commercial format. This, assures this delegation, “resulted in an important economic loss for street vendors“.
This summer there was already an important event experience of alternative time at the mushroom market. Eight took place at night (7 p.m. to midnight) on Fridays in July, August and September. At the end of this initiative, Comacor assured that it was a “positive experience in all respects” and that it had strengthened the sector. This group also opened the door to expanding night hours to other markets in future summers.
