Confesercenti Prato rejects Confcommercio’s proposal to extend the opening hours of shops in the center until 9pm on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in July, creating an additional window for evening shopping inside the walls, in addition to the one already tested on Thursday. In a note, Confesercenti responds today by asking for “a more general reflection at this time with a new competent council that includes the trade associations and all merchants in the center.”
after the public offering published by Confcommercio two days ago Confesercenti, in turn, collected the doubts of its members on the topic of further openings in the evening.
“As for the Thursday (now known as Thursday in July) evening openings, we are not aware of any planning of the event, naturally due to the change of the municipality and the lack of an interlocutor,” he interjects. Christiana Coveri, owner of Hello Darling in Via Guasti, president of the historic center area of Confesercenti Prato. Downtown Thursday is a historic initiative that used to attract many people to the shops, but has suffered recently, also due to the struggles of retail stores. That’s why there is a need for greater unity among all traders in the center with more common decisions.”
“Unfortunately, the experience of recent years has not been the best, and this event urgently needs to be restarted, with serious event planning and concerted communication with trade associations,” he continues. Martina Ciardi Soraya bags via Muzzi.
“As for the idea of extending store hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, it seems to us that it is a leap forward, which is not shared by all the operators of the center,” he declares. Sandra Orlandi From the Licorizia shop on Viale Piave, who adds: “The idea is really opposed by many merchants who see many obstacles in this solution that need to be overcome. Moreover, to be effective, such a solution must first find a universal consensus among all operators, and then be accompanied by an effective communication and marketing campaign towards customers and collateral events that can attract people to the stores, which cannot be done. such a short time.”
Hence the need for a more comprehensive reflection on the hope of the Confessor of Prato with the future councilor who will have the delegation at the center.