Dec 112017
 

Christmas is just around the corner and entrepreneurs know that this is the best time to sell products. For many years, bazaars have been the popular venue to do product testing. Budding business owners would join one to see how the market responds to whatever it is that they have to offer. It’s smart and very practical. All they have to do is devote a couple of days versus renting a mall space that would require security deposits and a long-term commitment.

There are success stories wherein brands that began as stalls in bazaars became established businesses that many of us know today. These are Mary Grace Café, Snoe Beauty and S&H Fashion to name a few.

Not even the rising popularity of e-commerce seems to be affecting the attraction of shoppers to bazaars especially during Christmas. If you want to take advantage of the season, Entrepreneur Philippines compiled the bazaar fees around the metro for your guidance.

Metro Manila Bazaar Fees
Photo via Entrepreneur Philippines

There are 3 things that greatly affect bazaar rates. The first is location. Renting a space in strategic, sought after venues such as the SMX Convention Center would obviously be more expensive than renting a space in less popular areas. That is one of the reasons why joining the Trendsetter’s Bazaar could cost up to Php 2,041.70 per square meter.

The date of the bazaar can also affect the fees. The general rule is the closer the date is to Christmas day, the more expensive it gets because tenants have a bigger opportunity to sell their products at a premium price to cater to last-minute shoppers.

Third is the duration of the bazaar. The longer the running period, the more affordable the fees are on a daily basis. The World Bazaar Festival at the World Trade Center in Pasay runs from December 3 to 22 and costs only Php 536 per square meter a day.

World Bazaar Festival
Photo via Manila Bazaars

If you are not really looking for a bazaar space but simply want to know where you can shop for presents, take note that higher rent would most probably mean more expensive items since shop owners have to recover the cost. If you are looking to score a bargain, you may want to try bazaars charging affordable fees while running for a longer time period.

Nov 302017
 
Top 5 Destinations for Christmas in Metro Manila

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Oct 212017
 
SWS: Net satisfactory rating for VP Robredo, Pimentel up

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Oct 212017
 
Strike won’t stop jeepney modernization plan: Malacañang

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May 272017
 
Duterte administration’s satisfaction rating remains ‘very good’

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May 272017
 
Duterte administration’s satisfaction rating remains ‘very good’

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stresses that those who sow terror will receive a harsh response during his speech upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Wednesday (May 24, 2017). A day earlier, President Duterte declared Martial law in Mindanao and had to cut short his official visit to the Russian Federation to oversee the terror crisis which erupted in Marawi City. He also thanked Russia President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government for giving the Philippine delegation a warm welcome in Moscow. (MNS photo) MANILA, May 25 (Mabuhay) — Public satisfaction with President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration remained “very good” in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday. The SWS said of the 1,200 adults surveyed, 75 percent were satisfied with the national government while 9 percent were dissatisfied and remaining 16 percent were undecided. The results, which were first published on BusinessWorld, gave the Duterte administration a net satisfaction rating of +66, up by 5 points from the fourth quarter 2016 SWS survey result of +61 (73 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied). The survey was conducted from March 25 to 28 via face-to-face interviews. It had sampling error margins of ±3 points for national percentages, ±4 points for “Balance Luzon” and ±6 points each for Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Duterte administration received a “very good” rating in only one subject out of 15 performance issues which comprise a Governance Report Card. Last year, Read More …