The Hague shops estimate protest losses at many thousands of euros
The Hague’s city-centre business association estimates that protests could have cost local shops many thousands of euros, with some closing as a precaution and others losing sales.
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Shops in The Hague may have lost many thousands of euros during protests, according to Bas Winkler, chair of the city-centre business association Binnenstad in Bedrijf. Some businesses closed as a precaution, while others missed out on customers despite much of the city centre remaining quiet on Saturday.
Winkler said many businesses on Noordeinde had boarded up their shopfronts and stayed closed. In the Grote Marktstraat, where many shops and cafés are located, businesses that remained open lost customers and sales. He described conditions in some places as “grim”.
He said he wants to discuss with the municipality how to respond better to calls for violent protests, so that the city centre does not repeatedly have to “shut down” in response. Winkler also plans to explore whether it is possible to recover losses from those responsible for the calls.
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