Storeowners hopeful sales will pickup
Barbadians will ring in 2017 in a variety of ways and some will go to the traditional hot spots, while some will ring in the New Year at various church services. However before that, many will be seeking between now and tomorrow, the perfect outfits to go with the festive occasion and at Bionic Man Shop. That was definitely the case yesterday when The Barbados Advocate’s team made its rounds through the City. Pictured, this customer (centre) was receiving assistance with some of the options for the big day.
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By Patricia Thangaraj
The hive of activity, crowds of people and traffic going into and out of Bridgetown is not as high as it was prior to Christmas last week, as it seems the majority of Barbadians did all of their shopping one time.
However, store owners did report that they are getting some sales. Barbara Lightbourne, Manager of the Rainbow Boutique, said that they are not really selling many things as yet, but she would wait and see how the rest of the day and the next two days would go.
She said that some of their biggest selling items were the dresses with ballroom skirts and leotard tops... The most popular colours of dresses being sold continues to be black and white while eggplant purple is also catching on.
Customers are also buying the jewellery and other accessories to match their outfit and Lightbourne said that if there is one thing that she wanted Barbadians to know about her store it would be that they offer high quality items, and the latest styles in pants, tops, dresses, jewellery as well as accessories.
Nicola Alleyne, Manager of Faith Boutique, said that patrons have frequented the store as always, but that this may also have to do with the fact that the store is located on Swan Street, which in general tends to generate heavy foot traffic.
Their most popular selling items are off-the-shoulder velvet dresses, tops and pants. She said that if there is one thing she wants Barbadians to know about her store – it would be that they have the newest stuff in town!
Chandu Thani, Manager of Jayson’s, said that so far sales for Old Year’s/News Year have not been too bad and they are picking up after they started offering a 20 per cent discount on selected items.
Another thing that has improved sales is their concept of offering a one stop shop for the whole family so that whereas previously they only catered to ladies fashion, they have now included clothing for girls, boys and men, which has reaped benefits, he said.
Their biggest selling items are lace and satin dresses and Thani said that if there is one thing he wants Barbadians to know about his store it would be that they have been in operation for 30 years and customers keep coming back because of their good customer service and high quality items.
Clifton King, Manager and Owner of Super Style Shoe Shop, said that they have seen a five per cent increase in foot traffic over the same period for 2015.
Their more popular selling items are formal wear for church and parties, with gold and silver being the more popular colours around this time of the year.
He said that if there is one thing he would like Barbadians to know about his store, it would be that they offer good service and very competitive prices.
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