For the Halloween season or the Creole Song Day celebration, many merchants hope to increase their sales, especially round table merchants. Among the most popular products for this year are plastic pumpkins for sweets, light-up decorations and single-use disposable costumes, which now come in plastic TPP material.
However, for this year, expectations are not positive and only 40% of sales are expected to be reached, according to Román Nazario, vice president of the Mesa Redonda Chamber of Commerce.
“There is a difficult situation that begins with import management. There are problems with Digesa’s authorizations, which are having delays of up to four months, and the majority of these types of products, since they have personal use and contact with the skin, need their health authorizations,” said the specialist in dialogue with this medium. .
In addition, he added that the state of emergency decree in several districts will not allow night meetings; Therefore, the demand for the merchandise will decrease. There is also an increase in street trading in the area.
“We are going to be at 60% of last year’s sales level, although on the last day or the penultimate day the public overflows a little,” he added.
How much do Peruvians spend this Halloween?
Nazario highlights that the approximate amount that citizens spend on this campaign is close to S/60, because it is short and seasonal. On the other hand, for Christmas it is expected that the average ticket will be S/110 to S/180.
However, for December a drop of up to 50% in sales is also expected, if economic conditions continue.
Source: Larepublica
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