Famous Greek kiosks located on every corner in which you can buy newspapers, cigarettes, candy, non-alcoholic drinks and other products will soon become the past, as their licenses will not renew.
15.01.2018
Новый закон предусматривает, что “периферийные устройства”,traditional “mini-markets” on the sidewalks in every Greek city, suffer the same fate as dairy farmers who supply milk market four decades ago.
In accordance with the provisions of the new law, if the kiosk is closed or the owner will die, the license can no longer be restored Or transferred to another person.
Street kiosks represent an important tradition in Greece. According to some data in Greece there are about 12 000 street kiosks, and their number due to the economic crisis dropping with great speed.
Some kiosks operate 24 hours in the system. convenience stores selling various kinds of goods, such as gloves, shampoos, toothpaste, milk, yogurt, ice cream, beer, batteries, cigarettes, condoms, children’s toys, chocolates, and many other little things that can be found in a small shop.
The first street kiosks were opened in Athens in 1911 on Paneptimiou Street, and the idea of this kind of sales quickly spread throughout Greece and became a recognizable symbol country.
When newspapers started selling newspapers at the kiosks, people gathered look for headlines and often discussed news with each other.
In small settlements the owner of the kiosk was familiar to everyone, knew everyone and knew everything that happened on Street. He told buyers all the gossip from the neighborhood or talked to them about sports and political events.
The crisis and rising prices hit the kiosks hard, and this led to to the fact that people began to buy less. If earlier in kiosks bought candy or soft drinks, now people go to supermarkets where they buy the same things by lower prices.
In Greece, more than six thousand kiosks were closed from the beginning. crisis. From 1080 only in Athens almost half is closed, and about 300 – abandoned. Unfortunately, the remaining street today kiosks remind passers-by on beautiful pre-crisis days.
