Gearing up for the New Year and taking the most of the festive season, residents across the Capital have started turning up at prominent markets and restaurants. The markets have also stocked themselves up, anticipating the increased festive demand. However, some traders associations complain of low economic gains.
“We have observed over and above crowd during Christmas around Connaught Place but that necessarily has not converted to sales for all, but we are hoping that sales will increase overall in the coming days,” Vikas Bhadhwar, general secretary, New Delhi traders’ association, said. Bhadhwar suggested that the parking arrangements at CP need to improve to accommodate the increasing footfall and traffic in the market. “We need better parking professionals and consistent timings to smooth out traffic congestion and improve shopping experience,” he added.
At the same time, scenes are fairy in some places with jam packed crowd and shoppers. “We have seen very good response this festive season as the discounts are good across the market and most of the shops are putting out good sale numbers,” Nitin Gupta, president of Kamla Nagar traders’ association, said. Some traders also attributed the increase in winter collection demand to recent unseasonal rains.
“Rain and dip in temperature have added to demand of winter clothing, with customers buying new winter fashion items. Many shops in Sarojini Nagar mini market are also offering discounts up to 50% on new .