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How vendors survive at Broadway Market after Easter rush
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How vendors survive at Broadway Market after Easter rush
and last updated 2021-04-06 09:04:36-04
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) â What a difference just a couple of days make, areas of the Broadway Market in Buffalo nearly empty Monday in contrast to Friday s Easter surge.
Eileen Buckley
Empty areas of the Broadway Market Monday after the big Easter rush.
But for the few shoppers who did show up, they admit, they should stop by more often.
âI don t come as much as I really should, but around Christmas time and around Easter is when I usual come and visit,â said Kathy Graziadei, shopper.
Easter shopping returns to the Broadway Market
7 Eyewitness News Staff
Posted at 4:55 PM, Feb 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-25 16:55:30-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Easter shopping season is set to return to the Broadway Market after being closed in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced that more than 50 vendors will return beginning Saturday, March 6. Some vendors will be returning March 13.
Vendors for the Easter season will be open daily from March 20 through April 3, 2021.
According to Mayor Brown, seasonal Easter vendors include Mazurekâs Bakery, Kellyâs Country Store, East Hill Creamery, Our Traditions hand crafted Easter eggs, Alpha Importers, Black Button Distilling, Sweet Melodyâs, Buffalo Artisan Food Traders, Becker Farms, Vizcarra Vineyards, Go Veggies, Paragon Co., Bathfitters, Buttermints Linens, The Craft Emporium, Enchanted Hearts Bamboo, Gridlock Lacquer, Main Street Winery, Merritt Estate Winery, Queen City G
Buffalo-area holiday shoppers have confronted a dilemma as cold weather hits during the Covid-19 pandemic: How can struggling local businesses â especially restaurants, producers and artisans â be supported in light of restrictions on gathering size and mandated mask-wearing?
Market organizers are preparing diligently to meet safety concerns of patrons while giving a crucial platform for local producers who watch Amazon s success in frustration, worried about their own futures. Here s a rundown of some of the markets and shopping efforts approaching this weekend.
All day Dec. 11 at South Buffalo businesses.Â
Abbott Road and Seneca Street typically bustle with holiday shoppers on a Friday in early December â followed by revelry at a nearby bar â with Councilman Christopher Scanlon and his office presenting the annual Shop South Buffalo. The shop local initiative isn t canceled for 2020, but the process has been altered to encourage safe participation dur