2023-12-22 09:34:00
Christmas markets always attract people. During this festive period, the City of Neuchâtel offered two: one at the edge of the lake, with an ice rink, the other at the Place du Coq d’Inde. And traders benefit from it, as Bernard Schneider, president of the Neuchâtel Center association, indicated in La Matinale. “It brings people into town who walk to the Christmas market or the other way around. »
The Ferris wheel also attracted people. “Of course, it’s an event. This is the first time that there is a Ferris wheel like this in Neuchâtel. It wasn’t easy to get her to come. » This Ferris wheel might not be installed on the Place du Port. “We had to put it on Place Alexis-Marie-Piaget where there are parking spaces. So I had to intervene so that we might replace these parking spaces because they are absolutely essential to the city center, particularly during this Christmas period.”
A period during which the opening hours of businesses are extended with late nights and a Sunday opening. “It works, but less than before. It’s quite strange that late nights are no longer a must. Opening Sunday is quite interesting. For my business, that corresponds to a short Saturday. » The decline in purchasing power was also felt. “I always wanted to say that periods of crisis were good for Christmas commerce. At the last moment we let go and say to ourselves, oh well, damn it’s Christmas, we’re going anyway. But I admit that this year, there is a slight drop all the same. » /sma
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