Store owners in The City, opened their businesses on Sunday for residents searching for outfits to attend Old Year’s Night parties, church, and other events.
However, many of them were disappointed because the number of shoppers they were looking for did not show up.
When a Barbados TODAY team visited some of the stores just after noon today, management, and employees reported that “things really slow”.
But they all said that they are looking forward to a brighter tomorrow as they expect hundreds to flock to Bridgetown to do their last minute shopping.
Business owner Keshia Pope, said she was in Swan Street with her clothing and jewellery since 6 a.m., but hardly received any sales.
“I’m hoping that probably tomorrow things will pick up. But today was a no. I was here from 6 o’clock because I felt that more stores would have been opened today, but stores only opened around 11 and midday. So we really hope that tomorrow is going to be a better day,” Pope said.
Another store owner, at Busby Alley, who gave his name as Troy, also agreed that people were hardly shopping today.
“All now I looking to leave town because nothing happening right now. Town dead. If you look through Swan Street you would see exactly what I mean, nothing happening. Tomorrow I am hoping for better to end the year on a good note,” he said.
Kyla, who was selling hats, glasses, crown, horns, and other accessories to ring in 2019, in front of Abeds, Swan Street, said she believes that tomorrow would be her day as she anticipates good sales. (AH)
I keep saying these retailers really think that bajans have funds buried in their backyards…..the bloody well people brek brek brek….put it jn wunna pipe and smoke it…..bajans not spending foolish money anymore…stuppsse
Who knew that Bridgetown was going to be open?
I needed a few school items
I was in.town today and I said the same thing. it was like a ghost town..I wonder how those shops manage to pay their rent .
People recycling everything including their clothes.Retailers there is no money and who has it keeping it.
online shopping is making a dent in my opinion too.
As I said already.
Want high prices for inferior products.
Please.
Cause no one wanted d foolish dare ass clothes dem selling n buy in bulk for $10 dats y all gine stand in d store people got sence now to go way or shop on line for d same clothes cheaper
Bajans ain’t got no money. Sufferation for the last 10 years now with all the additional taxes and my belt pull tight I suffocating. Pay bills and buy food. Only alble to keep my head above water and feed my pickney.
Wat all yah expect f bajans would stop running to every bang bang their is ppl wouldn’t think all yah got money . For example Hennessey sold out tickets for vip hundred something. Buju coming that already dun planned for smh
The quality clothes are inferior for the cost.Retailers if you would charge folks at a reasonable price,and keep turning over your money you would see how much business you all would get.Stop goughing out the poor man’s eye.
I am sure the owners of SAS and Paradise Beauty and $2Mega Store ain’t complaining one bit.. just saying….
Who or what you all disappointed with ?Wanna disappointed in we getting wiser or wanna disappointed in the PM.?Some people does can’t come straight at all .
Don’t worry, come next year in April, y’all will start to see things sell. Just hold tight.
Lol
“What a ting” I am amazed after reading this, it is apparent that merchants in Barbados seem to be very self centered when it comes to plying their wares. Any sensible person would think that with the dependency on tourism they would find it more economical to cater to tourists. Case in point, I read of the arrival of many tourists on Boxing Day who were very disappointed finding many stores closed.
How much did merchants weigh their decision on closing compared to paying a skeleton staff to open their stores when tourists are expected? I know there is a schedule available for the arrival and departure of cruise liners and with the capacity of these ships ever growing, there will be heavier foot traffic in the stores. That could only mean economic opportunity and those who work on a day when it may be a ‘Bank Holiday’ qualify for an extra day off, with pay of course.
Mr Business owners, call out the Barbados Defence Force and order them to fix bayonets and herd the potential shoppers into your stores and demand that they spend a given amount of money,that would please you all the way to the bank on Monday morning.
THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS!!!!
BLACK BARBADIANS using their common sense. They are using their common sense to make the WHITE BAJANS and INDIAN MUSLIMS private sector FEEL THE PINCH OF THE SHOE just like they are being forced to do by the Mia Mottley Barbados Labour Party Govt.
They are holding onto what little money they have left and not spurging on the rubbish in the show windows of the Barbados private sector.
I tip my hat to you BLACK BAJANS. mAKE SURE THAT THE PAIN AND SUFFERING YOU ARE BEARING IS ALSO FELT BY THE MINORITY RACES IN BARBADOS.
BLACK BARBADIANS hold onto what little money wunna have. Dont give it to any White Bajans or Indian Muslims.
Remember, $5.00 per trip bus fares coming next year!!!!!
@CARSON C CODOGAN,now could you also advise those same black Bajans to do exactly the same thing to those so call unions who just rolled over in bed with the government,threw they hands up in the air and said at least only 1500 got sent home.
They buying Buju Banton tickets.,,,their role model.
Keep hope alive
Seriously with allyah prices and now complaining allyah really think if ppl can go online and buy the same clothing way cheaper and get the items post is still cheaper that ur high price .
Just a bunch of greedy MC
STRAIGHT TALK BAD MANNERS
Are these the same retailers whose businesses are closed on Public holidays and some Sundays, when cruise liners are in?
Steupse. Them live in Barbados or Mars? Tell them keep waiting on the last minute rush. The supermarkets made the money
Very well
When certain BIZNESS men and WOMEN..note… and WOMEN that were CLOSE to him were RIPPING off BLACK BAJANS, that REJECT going here by the name of CARSON C CADOGAN and the SAME WOMEN were skinning DEM teet all the way to the BANK and to the AIRPORT.
That was the money they got off the backs of blacks from the RUBBISH they were selling then UNDER your now DEFUNCT PARTY.
BAJANS didn’t have money to HOLD ON TO,since who din putting some on a mummy account ,some were carrying some over in away disguised as BREAD in suitcases.
The SAME said CARSON C CADOGAN should know about that BREAD IN SUITCASE man since it is alleged that the two of DEM are close…so close that when ya see him,they see YOU.just like in the past whenever they saw OWEN they saw JOHN
Lmao, they forced me to start back making my own clothes and these days my sewing machine is back in action, im actually enjoying the challenge of it
Carson C Cadogan…when last you set foot on US SOIL?and would YOU wear DEM long mout shoes that ya had on when I saw you going up STEPS the udder day?
Instead of YOU coming here and maliciousing bout the PEOPLES BIZNESS why ya din try to brush ya PEE STAIN shoes that the MASSES PEE pun before ya walk past people?
Why ya doan go and MALICIOUS bout wha going on in GEORGE STREET ? or maybe you are one of those who are there to make sure the SELF DESTRUCTION PROCESS go as planned.
@CARSON C CADOGAN; are they any black bajans that have business in the city? you gives the impression that only whites and Indian have businesses but then again bajans are not entrepreneurs and home grown bajans are not used to shopping on sundays or bank holidays.
Would bajans appreciate cheaper items online?
If I did know ,I would have shouted for CARSON and see if ya would have looked back…and I would have looked back too..but it din cross my mind.
Imagine that RACIST..that long mout shoe nuisance CUSSING WHITES and INDIANS after some of them were there to HELP his MASH UP and BREK UP PARTY during 2008-2018 as though those INDIAN and WHITE businesses ONLY sprung up after MAY 25th.
Aha..HA…I see that a HEAVILY BANDAGED and BRUISED JOHNNY CROW is back…man ya get back quick doa…ya see how fast those in A and E working now that the BEES have taken over?there is no more of the former MOH who was known for SWIMMING in WATERS that might have contained remnants of sewage JUST to prove that THERE WAS NONE.
Someone said you got BEAT UP all in the road jack…daiz true ?…and wha you tell the DOCS there when they ask you WHO DID THAT TO YOU ?….hope you didn’t tell them a TURNOVER did it after you gave them JOHNNY CROW as your name.
….and JOHNSON CROW would you be ringing out 2018 with some last minute DIATRIBE laced with the usual CHUPIDITY for the benefit of the readers? I in gine na way tonight,so I gine look out for it….CHEERS!
Lord have mercy.
We are encouraging Barbadians to shop at home to help our economy but, prices here are too high.
If only they would pass on the savings to bajans, they would see a difference in their businesses profit margin. stop being greedy
GOT TO FIND A SOLUTION
ACST
Barbados is the most expensive place in the World. Every thing in Barbados cost more than every where else.
People from over-in-away always ask how Barbadians manage to survive here in Barbados.
……and it is getting worse!!!!
Now if you was giving us some money to spend sure ppl getting send home left n right n dem disappointed wtf them can’t be serious well maybe bajans leaning sense don’t spend what you don’t have
Most of these outfits aint worth no more than 12.00.
Barbados Today, how was shopping in Bridgetown today???