His market moves at an Easter pace Thessaloniki, and consumers shop either for the holiday table or for gifts to their loved ones. Traffic in shops and kapans on Holy Wednesday was sluggish, and the reserve of tables for the evening of Sunday, Sunday and Easter Monday in the city’s taverns and restaurants, which have fried skewers on the menu, on the contrary, is high. . . .

In the central market of Thessaloniki, Kapani, the presence of people in the morning was limited. Prices for lambs and goats start at 9.99 euros, and butchers are trying to “tempt” customers to buy meat for the oven or an Easter skewer.

It seems that most consumers have decided to “reduce” the amount of lamb on the holiday table this year. However, Savvas Kessidis, president of the Panhellenic Federation of Butchers, told the Athens/Macedonian News Agency that those who decide to shop at the last minute will obviously “be at a big loss because they won’t find a trace of goat meat.” or a lamb in the market.”

As for the rest of the stores, unlike those that sell traditional Easter goods, candles, buns, chocolate eggs and children’s toys, professionals still keep a “small basket”, according to market data.

Pantelis Philippidis, President of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce, told APE-MBE that “clothing and footwear are in a tragic situation” and businessmen are hoping that an Easter gift that will reach their bank accounts can stimulate purchases. forceful movement, even at the last minute. Mr. Philippides states that “the fund will be established after the holidays, but with the current image, we are not too optimistic.”

100% advance booking in stew and skewers restaurants

Meanwhile, reservations at taverns and restaurants in Thessaloniki that have stew and skewer on the menu are at an all-time high. Phones are ringing as many seem to prefer to celebrate away from home.

Mount Ortiatis seems to be one of the main gastronomic destinations, where there are many traditional meat taverns, says Nikos Nifoudis, representative of Thessaloniki Catering Initiative. “It’s going crazy, we have a lot of orders for Sunday and the second day of Easter,” he says characteristically.

However, in addition to residents of Thessaloniki, tourists who are in the city also book a lot, according to the supplier of a meat restaurant in the west of the city, Stavros Sotiroudis. “The demand for tables for the Resurrection of Christ and Easter Sunday is great. On the one hand, many people want to go out to eat, and on the other hand, there is also domestic tourism,” adds Mr. Sotirudis.

Barber shops are on fire for Easter

In addition to restaurants, hairdressers also operate at full capacity during Holy Week to serve their customers. “The whole month’s work is compressed into one week,” explains Stamatis Apotas, owner of a hairdressing salon in the center of Thessaloniki, in an interview with APE-MBE. Appointments were booked for several days by men and women. However, there are also people who call at the last minute and ask the hairdressers to serve them in the few hours they have left.

Source: APE/MEB