ISSUE NO. 1437
17 - 23 JANUARY 2013
Shopkeepers hope for a winter sales boost ANDALUCIAN shopkeepers hope to take €225 million during the winter sales. According to the Andalucian Business Confederation, discounts of between 50 and 70 per cent should attract shoppers and persuade them to spend their money. And that, they hope, will make up for the poor results of recent months.
The best offers will be on clothing, which represents 75 per cent of items available in the sales and which sell most in the first two weeks of the campaign. Historically, the items which sell most are clothes (75 per cent) and accessories (10 per cent), followed by technological and household goods. The average Andalucian will
spend €80 in the sales, 6 per cent less than last year. Thirty-four per cent of shoppers in Malaga estimate they will spend between €50 and €70, according to the Malaga Business Federation, while 32 per cent aim to spend between €30 and €50, and 15 per cent between €70 and €90. Fifty per cent of shopkeepers think the sales will be ‘acceptable’, 32 per cent think they will be ‘bad’ and only 6 per cent say they will be ‘good’. Only 24 per cent of businesses in Malaga began their sales before January 7, the official date in Andalucia. Last year, Malaga shopkeepers took €55 million during the sales. This year, throughout Spain, takings of between €3.5 and €3.6 billion are expected, which is almost 4 per cent less than the BAD LUCK: The car was parked in front of Puerta del Mar Secondary School. previous year. The average Spaniard plans to spend €80 in the sales, 11.1 per cent less A CAR parked on Secondary School in Town hall sources than last year. Calle Hurtado de Almuñecar was reported the tree’s Only 17 per cent plan to Mendoza in front of seriously damaged trunk was snapped by spend more than in the Puerta del Mar after a tree fell on it. strong winds. previous year.
Car crushed by tree
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Caves launch virtual tour THE 54th anniversary of the Cuevas de Nerja (Nerja Caves) discovery was marked by the launch of a virtual tour of areas not open to the public, at: www.cuevadenerja.es
Health delay A YEAR after Torre de Benagalbon’s health centre was finished there is still no funding for equipment or staff.
Dead turtle A MORE than one metre-long turtle was found dead on the shore near Calle Real in Algarrobo. The animal had to be removed with a bulldozer.
Women’s aid THERE were 25 per cent more consultations at Motril’s Women Rights Centre in 2012 than the year before. Most involved domestic violence.