Traders in Euskirchen are fully relying on the big Christmas finals!

Traders in Euskirchen are fully relying on the big Christmas finals!

In the district of Euskirchen, retailers are under pressure: Despite the optimistic view of the upcoming last week of Advent, the balance of the previous Christmas business is rather mixed. A report by KStA.de from November to December hoped to increase sales of around 1.3 percent, which was a total of 121.4 Could make up billions of euros. But reality looks different: a survey by the dealer associations came to the sobering result that around 71 percent of the respondents had to determine a decline in sales compared to previous years. A third of the dealers, on the other hand, reported constant or increasing sales, but the majority remains dissatisfied.

Hope for strong sales figures

Christian Lange, chairman of the city marketing club and owner of a shoe store, is optimistic and emphasized that the upcoming fourth week of Advent is traditionally the highest sales time of the year. "We put high hopes in the last days before the festival," said Lange. He points out that the recently completed construction work in the pedestrian zone of the city center has contributed to increasing Euskirchen's attractiveness and attracting potential customers again.

in Bad Münstereifel, where the continuous Christmas market acts as a magnet, business is going better. As radioeuskirchen.de reports there from a high experience potential, which both attracts the customers as well as the sales elections positive influenced. If the retail trade in Euskirchen has not yet had a clear turnaround, the last minute demand in the last shopping weeks of the Advent season remains particularly crucial. The dealers hope that watches, jewelry and household goods, which were recently highly asked, are now bringing the longed -for sales boost.