What an amazing tin of worms this Pandora's box is turning out to be. Looks like I'll have to buckle down and put my shoulder to the wheel while my nose is at the grindstone. This whole thing is making me mix metaphors and crank out clichés. And alliterate over much. To the point...
This blog's only been out there for a few days and I've already been deluged with information, much of it leaving me, by turns, disturbed, maddened, affronted and stunned. Now I know I'm doing something necessary and I'm hungry for more information. If you have anything you think needs to be exposed, email me.
I'll be working my way through all your contributions and posting new stuff soon. Thank you.
Friday, June 06, 2008
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7 comments:
A can of worms more like a pit of vipers!I'm joining you with the hyperbole.Greenwich market was a whistling coven of subterfuge to day.On a more sober note we are struggling.Will talk more soon.
Tinkerbell
What's going on in Greenwich? Where have all the shoppers gone? I know we are in a recession but we seem to be struggling more than others. The number of emptying stalls surely must be showing Greenwich Hospital Estates and Greenwich Space Management there is a problem. This comment posted by a worried trader.
Comments will follow under my name. So just watch this space.
I'm a Trader, and I've got to say that this blog has got to be a joke right?
A recession has kicked in, and its hitting small business harder than everyone else. This is because we don't have the marketing strength / large enough customer base to sustain a reasonable volume of sales through the rough periods.
We keep strict sales information and have noticed a change in customer spending habits. Customers are purchasing fewer expensive items and focusing more on our lower price points.
If your business is flexible, and you are smart enough to identify this, and then adjust your business accordingly – you stand a good chance at riding it out.
Those that aren't smart or flexible (or just stubborn – usually the traders who have been there for twenty years+) are starting to get hit hard, and in turn blaming the market and the management for THEIR loss of trade. It's funny how this blog appeared at the same time time things started getting financially rough for us in the market.
You'd be better off spending your time improving your business rather than moaning about the market. Remember USM / GSM are just landlords, and are not responsible for your success in the market. Ha! I bet I can even guess who wrote this blog. That's so lame.
– Pennypacker
Aha! I wondered how long it would take for the first GSM sponsored comment to appear, or perhaps you really are a trader and for some reason you actually believe this stuff.
I'm sure you'll be surprised to know that I support the right of everyone to comment on this blog, so your fine words won't be deleted. Even GSM and their mates are welcome.
In fact, I'm so dedicated to free speech that your comment is now a post of its own. See "Pennypacker writes..."
Re the last annoymous comment... I may have this wrong, but in a recession I'd have thought the smaller business stands more chance of picking up, if only slightly.. after all shoppers will search harder for a quality product at a cheaper price, and isn't that what places like Greenwich Market offer - quality & affordability. As for the "recesion" we've been in one for a lot longer than many realise, only now the media are pumping the fact down everyone's throat and scaring the s**t out of us all.
WHERE HAS THE WHISTLER GONE?
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