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General news for Sunday 17 January 2021
Source: GNA
01/17/2021
Some bookstores experience low footfall for their products
Some booksellers deplored the low level of sponsorship of their products after the government’s decision to reopen public and private schools.
A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to some bookstores in Accra’s central business district revealed that despite bookstores’ high sales expectations when schools reopened, the situation was different.
Madam Abena Frimpong, a vendor at Makola market, told GNA that although business is expected to be booming during this time, it is slow.
She said that usually at the start of each term a lot of people come to buy books, but it was different this academic year.
“Maybe people are waiting for schools to resume next week before they come to our stationery,” she said.
She added that since it is a new school year, most students would like to come to school so that they know the required textbooks before purchasing.
Mrs Victoria Aidoo, another bookseller said that in previous years the markets had become extremely busy when schools reopened, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the change in school curriculum, sales had been negatively affected .
“We do not have access to the specific textbooks that the students need,” she lamented.
She added that most students were unsure of the specific type of books they were supposed to buy for the school year, so only notebooks, pens and pencils were purchased.
“I hope the students will receive a list of textbooks so that they can come and buy them,” she said.
Mr Eric Galley, a store worker at Excellence Bookshop, said the prices of books and other stationery had risen due to lack of production and demand was high, but the problem was their inability to meet demand. needs of most customers.
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