Landslides and floods have already hit Gamarra’s micro-entrepreneurs. | Fountain: PTR
Micro-entrepreneurs of the shopping area Gamarrain La Victoria are extremely concerned about the drop in sales, caused mainly by downpours and floods registered in recent weeks, a fact that is exacerbated by announcements of a warm autumn.
in dialogue with RPP newspants manufacturer Rolando Fabian He explained that due to mudflows and floods in various regions of the country, he is unable to deliver to the regions. According to him, this led to the fact that his sales fell by 40%.
In addition, he fears that due to forecasts for a hot autumn, he will lose production of clothes for this season of the year.
“We are already preparing for what the winter theme (goods) is, and if it doesn’t exist, if the weather is warm, what will we do with the goods? Let’s leave? It’s a pretty serious investment that we’re making, including coats and jackets and all that. And if we can’t sell it, we’ll be stuck with our product,” he said, clearly worried about his products.
Affected businessmen
Susana SaldanaPresident of the business association Gamarra Peru, announced that the wholesale sale of women’s clothing will begin in April. autumnfor which he estimated that what was left of March would be decisive for microentrepreneurs.
“Businessmen who produce school uniforms are affected by the fact that deliveries to the province have stopped a bit (due to rains and floods), and they cannot ship their goods and arrive on time,” he said.
“And what the business people are doing here is to expand their sales and offerings of summer clothing to be able to liquidate, and with that capital they reinvest it into the winter campaign. Now they have to decide what products to produce in this autumn-winter campaign,” he added.
leader Gamarra it is estimated that total sales fell by about 20%. Sales during this period are expected to reach at least 60% of what was sold in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, but given the scenario described above, there is no certainty that the target will be met.
Source: RPP
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