First free stands on Schranne
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Two to three weeks of free stands at the largest weekly market in the provincial capital, the Schranne, has never existed before, says market office manager Christophorus Huber from the Salzburg magistrate. Lack of staff, generational change up to fierantes who have only sporadically gone to the market since Corona are reasons for this.
The coronavirus pandemic has also changed the markets in the state capital, observers note. Some market traders have given up their stands entirely. Others only sell products where it really pays off and many are also feeling the effects of the current energy crisis and rising prices, so that there are now no stands next to the Schranne or the Grünmarkt next to the university church.
Company holidays at market stalls new
“It’s really a development that’s also new to us, that a number of stands are now on vacation and I suspect that’s also due to the lack of staff, because if I have fewer people, the whole system no longer works and the companies also increase company holidays”, says market office manager Huber.
New market organization should bring improvements
Seasonal stands that only offer asparagus or Christmas biscuits, for example, also create gaps on the Schranne, explains Huber, who is retiring as market manager in 15 weeks. Until then, Huber would like to bring about a new market regulation that will also bring improvements to stallholders. For example, the sale of takeaway food should finally be allowed.
During the pandemic, fruit and vegetable retailer Markus Schreilechner also left the green market after almost 30 years and switched to selling from the farm. When he hears complaints today, however, he remembers the past two years, which were sensational on the streets. “People were at home in the home office and now everyone wants to go out again and be cooked for. We also believe in gastronomy that everyone now says, bring me someone. do you know a chef I get a lot of inquiries, don’t you know anyone?” Schreilechner describes the changes and the omnipresent lack of staff.