The Council of Merchants of the Historic Center of Puebla pointed out losses of up to 20% in sales due to the proliferation of street stalls in the area, despite the fact that it was a request from the sector to the city council to prevent it.
José Juan Ayala Vázquez, president of the sector, regretted that they were not listened to by the municipal authority, emanating from Morena, since Christmas is one of the few occasions when sales increase in established businesses.
He indicated that in four streets the informal trade is overflowing, making the transit of people and vehicles impossible, without at least having traffic police to relieve the traffic.
He commented that it is a complicated situation if the Puebla city council does not put order to the release of street stalls that, in addition, generate tons of garbage that they leave in the streets.
“A bad image is being given to tourists if they come to the area of chaos with the informal trade that is found four blocks from the main square,” he said.
Overwhelmed informality
Ayala Vázquez estimated that there are around 1,000 street vendors in the first square of the city, when before the start of the current municipal government there were 300.
He commented that the established businesses are not going to give in to their position, “we want the street vendors to be removed and, if necessary, public force to be used.”
He pointed out that through dialogue the informal merchants are not going to be removed, who are refusing to give up the opportunity to have high sales at the cost of harming the establishments.
He ignored the lack of response from the city council despite the fact that there was a commitment at the beginning of the administration, on October 15, to remove the street vendors.
He said that it is not positive for formal commerce to have this indifference from the authority, despite the fact that it was a campaign promise to end unfair competition.
Source: eleconomista
