The municipalities of Carmolí, Punta Brava, Estrella de Mar and Los Urrutias will host the I Ruta del Distrito Único del Comercio to encourage the activity of small businesses.
An initiative of the newly created Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs of the Single District (ACEDU) in which the City of Cartagena collaborates and which has been presented by the mayor, Ana Belén Castejón and the president of the association, Severo Sánchez.
This initiative will be developed between December 1 and January 7 in 20 small shops of goods and services of these Mar Menor towns.
To participate you must pick up a bus from one of the participating establishments and spend at least 9 euros to obtain the stamp.
Participants who complete the route will enter the raffle of a gift voucher worth 350 euros, while those who complete half (10 stamps) will enter the raffle of a gift voucher worth 150 euros.
To participate in the raffle, the riders must turn in at one of the polls located in: Rufmari restaurant, Rincon Nicolé and Denis, Carol hardware store, Valentin house, The Store Sea of ​​wines, MireyLamar supermarket, Paddy Singhs restaurant, Bernie house, Don restaurant Lorenzo.
The mayor has been very satisfied, as head of the Department of Commerce, that initiatives of this type are organized by the associations of small businesses that shows that it is taking a good line of activity.
"The traditional trade is one of the jewels of Cartagena, we should feel proud and bet on it because they make a great effort every day to lift the blind and offer their customers quality products with a personalized service and a very competitive price" valued Castejón has indicated that why the government should have this type of business on your agenda.
Specifically, regarding this initiative, it has highlighted the effort that the City of Cartagena is making to boost and give visibility to the urban centers located next to the Mar Menor, which in summer was manifested through the coordinated and transversal work of the Department of Sports, Tourism, Culture and Celebrations.
That is why he has invited Cartagena to get closer to this area of ​​Cartagena to know their shops that offer a wide variety of products and services, more with the great claim that suppose the established prizes for the Route.
For his part, the president of the Association has stressed the importance for this group to launch activities to promote commercial activity, to help small businesses to remain active in the period from the summer to Easter.
"We want to encourage local trade" and publicize the businesses in the area, he said.
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Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena