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Festive season
Enjoy Mallorca during the Christmas season
Why not come to Palma this Christmas season and enjoy the many celebrations the city has from the Christmas lights, to the nativity scenes or do your Christmas shopping while staying at one of Palma's many boutique hotels.
It's Christmas, isn't it?
All this fuss about the delay in switching on the Christmas lights, what are the retailers doing?
Retail
Retailers aren't happy with Palma plastic bag restrictions
The Afedeco association is against any prohibition and especially so when it has been arrived at without consensus.
Retailing
Thursday Night Shopping fever to grip Palma
"This all part of our plan to maximise the potential of Palma during the peak season and eventually continue throughout the year."
Retail
Warm weather putting a brake on shops’ business
The best Christmas campaign for years has been followed by lesser business, with consumers not being tempted to buy winter clothing and footwear.
Retail
Government advising on getting the most out of winter sales
Particular emphasis is being given to establishing a budget in order to avoid making impulse buys.
Retail
Balearic retail sales soared in November
A percentage rise of 9.7% in the Balearics was 5.5 points above the national average of sales growth.
Retail
Open-air shopping centre planned for heart of Palma
This initiative is aimed at taking on the large retailers and is projected to start in spring next year.
Palma
Palma retailers upset at lack of Christmas lights on streets
Bernat Coll, president of the Pimeco association that represents small to medium-sized retailers, has criticised the absence of lights in several key shopping areas of the city.
Retail
Dad is the most difficult to buy for at Balearic Christmas time
The islands’ residents put dad at number one in the difficulty rankings, followed by partners (a quarter of them) and mums (only 14%).
Retail
Black Friday fever grips Palma
Palma’s retail sector as a whole has reported that Black Friday has lived up to its billing with a marked increase in business.
Fairs and fiestas
Palma’s Christmas market opens next Wednesday
The stalls will remain in place until 7 January. Seventy will be in the Plaça Espanya, 70 more in the Plaça Major, and 60 will be in La Rambla.
Retail
Black Friday comes to Palma big time
El Corte Inglés will kick off tomorrow (Thursday), and its discounts will last until Sunday, when shops along Jaume III will be open.
Retail
Jaume III one of Spain’s most expensive shopping streets
El Portal de l’Àngel de Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive with the average rent being 3,240 euros per square metre.
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Comment
Sunday shopping
All shops in the designated Sunday shopping area should open on a Sunday.
Jason Moore16/07/2019 10:25