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Palma19/02/2020 09:30
Small shops have launched a cry for help in Palma claiming that that many will be forced to close unless urgent action is taken by the authorities. This is a rather amazing state of affairs when you consider that thousands of cruise ship passengers come ashore every day during the summer months along with a similar number of tourists staying in hotels and apartments. And then of course there is the resident population. So why are times so hard on the high street when many believe that the city is overcrowded during the key summer months?
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Change the record Jason. If you want 7 day a week shopping go and live in the UK or at least get off your high horse and ask the RESIDENTS what they think.
OK Jason, now Brexit has been exhausted ( hopefully ! ) you´re back to the Sunday opening soapbox. My opinion, for what it´s worth, is that if you own a shop, you should be able to open it as and when you and your staff would like to. Shops aren´t controlled by licencing hours and in different areas, different types of shops have varying busy times. Let the owners decide what is best for them.
I doubt that cruise passengers represent much of a customer base for Palma's shops. Most of the cruise ships that come to Palma are either on their way from, or to Barcelona, which has a much bigger range of shops and bigger branches than Palma. If you are planning to go shopping while on your cruise, I suspect you save your pennies until you get to Barcelona.
Let’s no forget work,life balance for the workers,probably on the lowest rate of pay.