{"id":60552,"date":"2020-12-11T16:40:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=60552"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:17","slug":"cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stall owners at the Christmas market in Cardiff have experienced a significant drop in revenue compared with previous years.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Christmas markets in Cardiff, tucked below the 12th century St John the Baptist City Parish Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stall owners at the Cardiff Christmas markets are facing a substantial drop in their income compared with last year, due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Christmas market, which is open between November 12<sup>th<\/sup> and December 23<sup>rd<\/sup> this year, has remained open despite a significant rise in Covid cases in Wales over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One stall owner, Sylvia Davies, said: \u201cI\u2019ve got a wider range of products this year, but about half the income [compared with last year].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sylvia1.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Sylvia Davies runs a business called Etoeto which sells bags, pouches, and wallets made from recycled materials including bicycle inner tubes, abandoned tents and broken umbrellas. \u2018Etoeto\u2019 is Welsh for \u2018again again\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my first week I was panicking thinking what have I done wrong, but I have gone and asked all of the traders, and everybody&#8217;s down.&nbsp; Compared to last year, like with like, we\u2019ve been finding significant differences.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a new business, Davies has not received any support from the Welsh Government. &#8220;Because my business started less than a year before Covid I haven\u2019t had a penny of support.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as this, the support offered to businesses by Cardiff Council required a demonstration of lost income when comparing January and February with March and April. Like many at the Christmas market, Davies&#8217; business is seasonal, and she spends these months doing public development and designing products.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My type of business, it\u2019s a seasonal business, I do the main holidays, so it\u2019s Christmas, spring, and summer. There\u2019s nothing in January and February so I couldn\u2019t apply, cos I couldn\u2019t show that dramatic drop in income.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Empty-Cafe.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A caf\u00e9 in the Castle grounds, completely empty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There had been some consideration put into cancelling the market due to fears over Covid, and other cities including Edinburgh and Plymouth have chosen to cancel theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another major Cardiff attraction, Winter Wonderland, will not be going ahead this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and has been replaced with \u2018Christmas at the Castle\u2019. The Castle festivities feature a number of coronavirus restrictions in order to limit the spread, including a one-way system in and out, and numerous soap dispensers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1400x786.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night.jpg 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night-1400x786.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-night.jpg 1711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Castle, one of the city&#8217;s biggest attractions, remains sparsely populated <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The castle is already one of Cardiff\u2019s main features, but despite this the number of people visiting Christmas at the Castle has been fairly low. Unlike the bustling hubbub of Queen Street, Cardiff Castle rarely sees more than 10 to 15 groups or couples at any one time, a small number considering the space within the grounds. While this does limit the spread of the virus, it also brings forth the question of whether these festivities should have been cancelled altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Castle-empty.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Castle grounds look empty even during daylight <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rate of coronavirus in Wales has risen sharply over the last month, from 224 per 100,000 people in the week prior to 23 November, up to 327 cases per 100,000 in the week prior to 5 December. The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Frank Atherton, has said the rate is now as high as 350 per 100,000, and urged people to not mix outside their household in the run up to Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The markets are a staple of Christmas in Cardiff but considering the drop in tourism from other parts of Wales, the stalls are struggling to make as much money as they have previously. Without a more extensive support network in place, businesses will be forced to remain open in order to maintain some income, a dangerous prospect as we see coronavirus cases continue to spike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stall owners at the Christmas market in Cardiff have experienced a significant drop in revenue compared with previous years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":595,"featured_media":63069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[146,768,454],"coauthors":[783],"class_list":["post-60552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","tag-covid","tag-markets","tag-social-distancing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter - InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Stall owners at the Christmas market in Cardiff have experienced a significant drop in revenue compared with previous years.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-11T16:40:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-16T19:27:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1166\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"655\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ruan Hallett\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ruan Hallett\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years\",\"name\":\"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter - InterCardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-11T16:40:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-16T19:27:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/70425ecc6a3fc3d7658a5297e6d96696\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg\",\"width\":1166,\"height\":655},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/\",\"name\":\"InterCardiff\",\"description\":\"A global city for internationalists\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/70425ecc6a3fc3d7658a5297e6d96696\",\"name\":\"Ruan Hallett\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/546d10c3cc1417f05ad0a1c7623a526f\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e6198b2738aad65d98e322ae8141cded63c0bd842c6cc2b07feeefa50be7cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e6198b2738aad65d98e322ae8141cded63c0bd842c6cc2b07feeefa50be7cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ruan Hallett\"},\"description\":\"Multimedia journalist interested in social and environmental justice.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/author\/hallett\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter - InterCardiff","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter - InterCardiff","og_description":"Stall owners at the Christmas market in Cardiff have experienced a significant drop in revenue compared with previous years.","og_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years","og_site_name":"InterCardiff","article_published_time":"2020-12-11T16:40:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-16T19:27:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1166,"height":655,"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ruan Hallett","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ruan Hallett","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years","name":"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter - InterCardiff","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-12-11T16:40:48+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-16T19:27:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/70425ecc6a3fc3d7658a5297e6d96696"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-1.jpg","width":1166,"height":655},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-christmas-market-remains-open-as-stall-owners-report-half-the-income-of-previous-years#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/","name":"InterCardiff","description":"A global city for internationalists","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/70425ecc6a3fc3d7658a5297e6d96696","name":"Ruan Hallett","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/546d10c3cc1417f05ad0a1c7623a526f","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e6198b2738aad65d98e322ae8141cded63c0bd842c6cc2b07feeefa50be7cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e6198b2738aad65d98e322ae8141cded63c0bd842c6cc2b07feeefa50be7cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ruan Hallett"},"description":"Multimedia journalist interested in social and environmental justice.","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/author\/hallett"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/595"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60552"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63077,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60552\/revisions\/63077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60552"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=60552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}