With Christmas and New Year around the corner, denizens in the state capital are dipped in festive spirit. Several shops and shopping complexes have been decorated by hanging stockings, goodies, candles and displaying Christmas and New Year greeting cards.
Market is all set with varieties of gifts, be it for Christmas or for New Year. Winter Shopping is in full swing. Various goodies are attracting the customers. Fancy items like Christmas trees, cards, chocolates etc. are greeting the Ranchiites in the market.
There is a huge range of Santa Clause in the market, one of most celebrated item for the Christmas occasion, which includes plain Santa, musical Santa, snow man, rocking and skating Santa and Santa candles.
On the other hand, cakes of different favours including all sundry fruits cakes, chocolates and nuts cakes are in demand. Shops and stores are decorated with lovely cards with heart- warming quotation written on it.
Beautiful and vivid show- pieces of Jesus Christ and mother Mary is gaining tremendous response from people. Teeming crowd can be witnessed in the evening, at different shops in the city. Prices of items differ, depending on the quality and size of specific goodies.
The most preferred destination for Christmas shopping is either GEl church complex or Upper Bazar market. “I basically prefer street shopping as there are varieties of products available in nominal range. There is no fixed destination for shopping. The best part is this, today every essential items for festive seasons are available in the Ranchi market,” said Geetika Barla, a local residents.
On the other hand, various shop owners like bakery owners, gift shops are doing brisk business in the city. “As the time is changing, there is a change in people choices and preferences. Varieties of gift items are bought buy customers ranging from Rs. 500 to Rs. 5000. The purchasing power among denizens has increased in the recent years,” informed Jatin Kumar of Archie’s gallery.
As usual, Christmas trees are in demand including other decorative items like bells, boxes and Santa Claus. The bakery shops are flooded with orders for Christmas cakes.
“We generally receive orders in the first week of December itself. Customers are fixed and as the time is changing demand for various varieties of cakes have risen. Black forest cakes, plum cakes, mixed fruit cakes are mostly purchased by the customers,” said the owner of Brunch Italino.