“That is not a merchant in Old Town,” said Cheryl Pollard, an Old Town travel agent who also operates a boutique, talking about the subletters. That loophole was particularly despised by the merchants who pay full rental fees for their spaces only to see someone swoop in and gobble up sales on the most heavily trafficked day of the week. It also closes the loophole that had allowed folks who sublet space from an Old Town merchant to grab space at the market and sell retail items. This new rotation system was designed to help give merchants who want to promote their business or reach for some new sales. In addition, the operator of the market, Gale Cunningham of Farmers’ Market Management, agreed to reserve a certain percentage of the spaces at the weekly Saturday market for Old Town merchants. In the event there is another business owner who wants to lease one of the spots reserved for an Old Town business they will be allowed to set up their shingle and the business that had been there the longest would have to make way. wouldn’t be allowed to take up a space at the market, unless, and this is a big distinction, those vendors operate a physical, brick-and-mortar store in Old Town.Īfter more than two hours of discussion, the committee and the folks in the Civic Center’s conference center agreed that people who run a business from a physical address will be allowed to lease space in the market on a rotating basis for at least three months. The idea is that people who are selling retail items - clothes, mass-produced pieces of jewelery, imported trinkets, etc.
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