RE: The Death of a Market in Kutaisi, Georgia
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I think that the current type of market is dying off but is also being replaced by more youthful and global options.
Since covid there has been a huge resurgence over here of small homemade businesses as people turn away from the global stores and try to earn from their own products again.
It's done in more modern ways with mobile stalls and online sites but i can see that a lot of people still appreciate the stall and the idea of supporting independent producers and sellers.
Maybe markets are not dead but just evolving.
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That's actually really nice to hear. These markets would've flourished even a few years ago but many of these areas are starting to modernise in many ways, from new development/tourist treatment, to the appearance of much larger chain supermarkets. Kutaisi is an incredibly small town with multiple markets, some are doing okay, others you can tell are on their last breaths.
I saw one entire market area there that was just completely empty. But you could tell it was once a market because it was just a huge space full of empty stalls by the road. All the stalls now weathered and falling apart.
That's definitely way too advanced for here! I've sort of forgotten how things are back home after being away for so long. In some ways I think Georgia/Armenia are about 20 years behind with the digital age. Maybe eventually they'll catch up.