Business News of Thursday, 27 December 2018Source: www.ghanaweb.comKaneshie Market traders unhappy about poor Christmas salesplay videoPoor Christmas sales has got Kaneshie Market traders unhappy about festive seasonAside the sweet memories Christmas comes with for families, friends, and loved ones, the Yuletide is a time traders and shop owners look forward to making big sales and going home with millions of cedis. Consumers are expected to be merry; trooping to the various markets to make huge purchases on food items, gifts, among others. Unfortunately, that is not the case for many retailers this festive season due to the low patronage of goods and services. Traders at the Kaneshie Market have complained that 2018 Christmas has not been favourable because they have faced a toxic mix of rising cost which includes high labour and tariffs weighing on their gains. A footwear vendor said he used to make between GH¢800 to GH¢1000 sales per day but complained he’s hardly made up to GH¢500 the past days.

Source: GhanaWeb December 27, 2018 20:26 UTC