London’s world famous Sunday
market, better known as Liverpool Street Market, in East London is facing hard
times as some of its businesses are folding up while many others are struggling
to stay afloat due to the low patronage of Nigerians, a Daily Trust findings
have shown.
The 400-year-old market, which
sells mainly clothes for women, men and children; designer goods, as well as
bric-a-brac and household goods, is patronised mainly by Nigerians and other
customers from around the world.
A recent survey by Daily Trust
showed that the change of government in Nigeria, coupled with cash and financial
policies that placed restrictions on the amount of money one can travel with or
withdraw abroad have led to a drastic reduction of Nigerian customers at the
market.
