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Friday, March 11, 2016

Christmas business activities now picking up in Accra

Audrey Agyiri-Inkoom, Ghandot

Accra, Dec 22, Ghanadot Business activities in the Central Business District of Accra are gradually picking up with just a few days for the Christmas festivities.

The general concern of most traders in the city has been the low patronage of their wares and the lack of enthusiasm which people have shown during this particular Christmas period.

A possible reason for these phenomena could be attributed to the general outcry of the harsh economic situation which seem to be hitting raw nerves of families and all in the country.

But some traders Ghanadot spoke with today in Accra’s sprawling business district have given mixed reactions as to how business was generally doing.

At the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, some traders gave an indication that business was gradually picking. A footwear seller said sales had improved compared to the previous days.

He recalled that he could sit the whole day without anyone coming in to ask of the price of his wares, but took solace in the fact that people coming to do window shopping gives him hope that the situation would improve.

Some traders who deal in clothes and cosmetics revealed that sales at this time of the year is worse, compared to last year which was even an election year, with some giving political connotations to the situation.

At the heels of these concerns from these groups of traders, in a thriving business at the grocery and gift shops.

These are gifts packages and hampers displayed literally everywhere, from large supermarket stores to small room size shops in containers and the appetite for them seem to increase by the day.

Ghanadot