This post is not because there's accusations on the part of town traders of unfair trading but, frankly, because of attitudes.
It all recently re-started when the market posted on its Facebook site that you could buy sweets within. Virtually everyone who replied defended the Candy Cabin, a recently established confectioner on Clwyd Street. In unison, introducing a sweet stall within the market was unfair, they chorused.
Then, the Chamber of Trade wrote to request that the indoor market desists from competing directly with town traders. The chamber said that its appeal was polite though, of course, no one can corroborate this. But we live in a capitalist free economy. The town cannot dictate to the market any more than it can Tesco. Indeed, the market seems something like a soft target. The Chamber forgets the role of a market. The Chamber's letter was something of an own goal, it sadly exposes the town traders as insecure and, in any case, extra competition in whatever form is good for the consumer.
But then the farce began. Following the Chamber's letter, the indoor market manager indefinitely banned the entire Chamber of Trade committee from even setting foot in the market! I wonder whether the committee is particularly bothered but, even so, the reaction seems disproportionate.
The Indoor market had already acted excessively towards the longer-standing country market, forcing the county market to move the Presbyterian school rooms under the chapel.
Finally, "the [indoor] market is the hub of the town [and] we attract people to the town…" Are they delusional? This isn't Yr Wyddgrug/Mold's market. Thee are many reasons why people come to Rhuthun/Ruthin, one of which is the market... but it is neither the most important nor the most exclusive.
Then, the Chamber of Trade wrote to request that the indoor market desists from competing directly with town traders. The chamber said that its appeal was polite though, of course, no one can corroborate this. But we live in a capitalist free economy. The town cannot dictate to the market any more than it can Tesco. Indeed, the market seems something like a soft target. The Chamber forgets the role of a market. The Chamber's letter was something of an own goal, it sadly exposes the town traders as insecure and, in any case, extra competition in whatever form is good for the consumer.
But then the farce began. Following the Chamber's letter, the indoor market manager indefinitely banned the entire Chamber of Trade committee from even setting foot in the market! I wonder whether the committee is particularly bothered but, even so, the reaction seems disproportionate.
The Indoor market had already acted excessively towards the longer-standing country market, forcing the county market to move the Presbyterian school rooms under the chapel.
Finally, "the [indoor] market is the hub of the town [and] we attract people to the town…" Are they delusional? This isn't Yr Wyddgrug/Mold's market. Thee are many reasons why people come to Rhuthun/Ruthin, one of which is the market... but it is neither the most important nor the most exclusive.