With a decrease significant in the sales and the influx of customerscompared to previous years, the Black Friday in Santiago.
This was confirmed Free Diary during a tour of shops, department stores, fabric stores, footwear, appliances, telecommunications and other items that are installed in the main commercial arteries of the Historic Center of the city.
José Octavio Reinosopresident of the Association of Businesses of the Center of Santiago (Ascensa), highlighted that the economy It became more dynamic, although not as expected.
“In relation to the previous year we have had a decrease considerable of buyers“, accurate.
The business leader attributes the situation “to the lack of circulating in the streets because of the difficult economic situation” What Dominicans are going through with the decrease of purchasing power.
A seller of a department store, who asks to reserve his identity, indicated that the sales They have fallen compared to last year.
He said that only the year of pandemic have received less amount of customers that in this 2024.
Street vendors also reported decrease in their sales.
The commercial tradition of Black Friday It is celebrated for a week in stores affiliated with the Association of Businesses of the Center of Santiago.
Business owners do not lose hope of seeing their profits increase. sales in the remainder of the day, as well as during this Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1.
The establishments have discounts ranging from 10% to 50%.
