If you encountered the Sunday crowd in downtown Georgetown yesterday, you would have been forgiven for believing that the weekend had ended early.
But even with the volume of parked cars and the scores of people on foot, vendors affront the Stabroek Market and on the Regent Street paves still complained of poor sales.
Perhaps it was that passers-by were simply not shopping what they were selling—shoes, clothing and toys mostly—or maybe it was one of the many other theories that abounded: that business has just been slow lately, that many were simply window shopping or purchasing last minute Christmas decor, or that “people going in more than they’re out”.
