Supermarkets thrive during Holy Week
Supermarkets experienced increased activity during the final days of Holy Week in Cyprus, with consumers mainly focusing on buying food and Easter table essentials, according to the head of the ...
Sales practices rife with ‘anarchy and irregularities’
Irregularities have been recorded in sale times in Cyprus, the head of the small shopkeepers’ association (Povek) Stefanos Koursaris slammed on Thursday, calling for the government to step in.
Koursaris ...
Our View: There can be no going back on Sunday shopping
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has announced that he would initiate a dialogue with stakeholders about shop opening hours. This transpired after a meeting he had with Povek, the association that ...
Shopkeepers issue demands to government
Small shopkeepers’ association Povek has issued a list of demands to the government, covering issues including working hours and sick pay.
The group called for shop hours to be regulated ...
Pandemic impacted revenue more than it did employee numbers
The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a nationwide decline in turnover, profits and liquidity of small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs), but without a commensurate reduction in employee numbers, according to a collaborative study ...
Christmas business down 50-65 per cent at recreation centres
Business at leisure and recreations centres were down between 50 and 65 per cent over the holiday weekend, the association of recreation centres (Osika) said on Monday.
The measures taken to deal ...
Why some businesses are closing while others are thriving
We have studied the announcement by the small shopkeepers association (Povek) warning the state not to reduce the subsidies being paid to shopkeepers. The union declared that approximately 20-25 per ...
Compulsory card payment change worries small businesses
Although a positive move, making card payments a compulsory transaction option might create a number of issues for smaller shop owners, their union Povek said on Monday.
As of Sunday, ...
Coronavirus: Shops slash prices to draw crowds as they re-open
Shops re-opened on Monday, the first day of phase two of the easing of the coronavirus lockdown, with special offers as they try to recoup some of the losses of ...
Coronavirus: Pressure from big business kept us closed say small shops
Pressure from big business has kept small retail outlets closed until February 8, the union of small shopkeepers Povek claimed on Thursday.
It said that, although all the information filtered down ...
Coronavirus: Small business owners call for more help
Small business owners on Tuesday urged the government to accompany any stricter measures with support for enterprises and the economy.
According to small shop keepers union Povek, while this basic ...