CUSTOMERS have flocked back to Bradford’s city centre markets after lockdown restrictions eased earlier this month. And after months of hairdressers and salons being shut, there was a strong demand for hair, beauty and personal care services which has been welcomed by Kirkgate Market traders. The Oastler Centre, which has been partially open for essential goods has recorded its highest footfall since the first national lockdown in March 2020. Plant One On Me owner, Ursula Sutcliffe, who has been closed since the beginning of January and is very pleased to re-open her doors on the Oastler Centre exterior front to old customers and new, said: “We are so excited to see familiar faces again in our shop, it has been a difficult few months but we have been proactive on our website and interactive with our customers on social media which has kept us going.
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The 56th Australian Toy Fair, taking place this March, may not look anything like the 55 before it ever did – or ever imagined it would – with pandemic precautions forcing it onto an all-virtual platform this year, but that doesn’t mean the show will be any smaller for it.
While international travel may still be off the cards for so many, the Australian Toy Association hasn’t limited its expectations when it comes to global visitor numbers. In fact, it’s quite the opposite; viewing the virtual move as the ‘perfect opportunity for global audiences to visit a fair that previously they may not have been able to reach.’