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...
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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Retailers see reduced Black Friday traffic, Povek says
There was reduced traffic in shops on Black Friday compared with previous years, small shopkeepers’ union Povek said on Friday. While some people wearing face...
Union cancels demo after ban, others call for civil disobedience
Small shopkeepers union Povek will not stage a planned demonstration in front of the presidential palace on Wednesday due to new measures against coronavirus forbidding...
Coronavirus: shop owners need €500m in liquidity, Povek says
Shop owners must be given some €500m in liquidity directly by the state in the first four months of their operation with repayment extending to...
Coronavirus: Povek says shopkeepers enduring a ‘climate of terrorism’
Small shopkeepers union Povek on Thursday called for the intervention of Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou over the coronavirus testing of retail workers, saying they were...
