Whoever rushed to go to the market this Sunday Boqueria thinking about making a Christmas meal with some succulent stewed beef ‘galtes’, packaged, ready to heat and plate, you have come across a closed blind in cases like Menuts Rosa. Not because Rosa Gabaldà wanted to take the day off, but because on Saturday her entire store was “destroyed” by a wave of buyers who didn’t even leave them time to have breakfast. Her affordable and quality product does not fail even for tight budgets. The iconic marketwhich like the rest of the municipal network has been able to open this Sunday, and prepared food, sausage, fruit and supermarket stores have focused part of the ‘sprint‘end of last purchases’ Christmas, quieter than Saturday. With a schedule which in the afternoon has been cut until 6:00 p.m. in most establishments in the afternoon Christmas Evein many areas the movement has been concentrated mainly due to the tomorrow. He center of the city has also been busy in the early afternoon, but has not experienced the explosion of the day before.
In fact, markets and many food stores were only open until noon. The first with more or less open positions depending on the area, and if the shopkeepers still had power. In the of Hostafrancs There were not many of them, and they mainly attended to orders and small purchases forgotten the day before. In Sants, not far away, they pointed out the same thesis: “We are mainly dispatching orders that had already been reserved days ago, but that people want to pick up at the last minute,” said a butcher. The price of beef has favored this sale in your case. On the other hand, goat meat has stopped some menus with this product, which is expected to decrease in the coming days, another shopkeeper pointed out.
More walkers than shoppers
On the street Saints, at noon you had to be patient to buy a pineapple, pick up a round of stuffed chicken, buy a selection of cheeses, or purchase the last bottles of cava for the feasts of the next two days. Although the pocket determines the agapes, these days many make the most of the pension or pay to give themselves “some joy” to the table as much as possible, explained Ángeles R., who was going to pick up some cannelloni ready to bake. The road (pedestrian on weekends) was packed with walkers, but with few bags. In big Sant Andreu The situation has been similar, one of tranquility, punctual final purchases and orders, and the neighborhood more attentive to Sunday leisure and parties.
In the Boqueria, Gabaldà shipped both raw and prepared tripe and cheeks, until they were finished. His colleagues at traditional stalls also experienced a packed day on Saturday, while for once the juice and take away stalls languished, in the absence of hordes of tourists these days. On Sunday morning, the fish area was the busiest area. Jordi Mas, Its president estimates that the increase in sales of fresh and traditional products has grown between 5% and 10% compared to last year.
The food has lived a few days of bestseller widespread, as Pròsper Puig, the president of Barcelona Commerce, the entity that brings together the neighborhood commercial hubs. Containment due to inflation is being put on hold and is also linked to new consumer trends, with more homes where cooking is not done, but instead they opt for prepared meals and delicatessens that do not require hours on the stove. And this is where the most queues have been seen, as in the case of the bar with dishes made from The English Court from Plaza de Catalunya, with a huge assortment for the great demand. Their supermarket was also packed with shoppers, especially the delicatessen, capriccios and winery areas.
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Barna Center has not yet recovered its pre-pandemic business volume, and faces a long road to incorporating distinctive and quality businesses, as claimed. But this Sunday a spokesperson celebrated a small increase in sales compared to last year, and a greater influx than the rest of the year, although “without reaching the crowds” of yesteryear. The posters of offers They have acted as a claim in many establishments, which hope that the cold will help to bring textile sales back to Reyes. At six in the afternoon, with many blinds already lowered in advance as family conciliation has taken precedence, the walkers have taken the Rambla.