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Goodbye, corner stores?
Source: http://dohanews.co/p...
In the latest push to push out grocery stores, barber shops and other small businesses from residential areas, Qatar’s Ministry of Business and Trade is recommending that their licenses not be renewed beyond Sept. 15, media reports state.
Some 7,100 shops are on the chopping block, much to the dismay of owners and residents alike, who have grown accustomed to the conveniently located facilities. according to a report in Gulf Times.
The government has long been working to remove the shops, which operate on licenses gifted by the Emir years ago to Qatari widows, divorcees and nationals in low-income brackets, from residential areas, contending they violate zoning laws.
Meanwhile, the Central Municipal Council has been pushing for the stores to be relocated into commercial complexes within residential areas.
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tinkerbell10 said
Why cant they relocate them ...Why cant they relocate them to some commercial complex? Why close them down completely?
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britexpat said
If they're there illegaly , ...If they're there illegaly , then they must go .
tinkerbell10 said
Brit - if they were ILLEGAL ...Brit - if they were ILLEGAL then how come they renewed their licences all these yrs? They wudnt even HAVE a license to begin with! But they do.
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britexpat said
"The government has long been ..."The government has long been working to remove the shops, which operate on licenses gifted by the Emir years ago to Qatari widows, divorcees and nationals in low-income brackets, from residential areas, contending they violate zoning laws."
Obviously, as in many other instances, expatriates are leasing the licenses from locals to run businesses.
Pappu_Pager said
this is ...only to promote big malls :(
tinkerbell10 said
But its not fair to penalise ...But its not fair to penalise them cuz their own people sold those licenses!
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stealth said
they will understand the ...they will understand the values of these corner stores once they are removed.
tinkerbell10 said
Ur right! Now whom will they ...Ur right! Now whom will they HONK at? Who is gonna come running to serve them when they HONK???? Serves them right!
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Pappu_Pager said
but ...still i will advise not to blv on local english newspapers as many times it happens that the posted news are wrong... nw dnt ask me for eg.. as i dnt remember any
tinkerbell10 said
U r rite Pappu. We shall see ...U r rite Pappu. We shall see it when it happens.
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Baburao-Ganpatr... said
what is dohanews any official ...what is dohanews any official source ?
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strawberry_shisha said
Doha News official source is ...Doha News official source is THE PENINSULA for this article..link is http://www.thepenins...
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Baburao-Ganpatr... said
The municipal authorities are ...The municipal authorities are said to have given final touches to a plan to relocate all small stores, barber and tailoring shops as well as beauty parlours and outlets selling cooking gas cylinders that are operating in residential localities,.. so they r relocating
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britexpat said
Baburao.. ...Does this mean Rizks' Karak Chai and Paani Poori Palace will also relocate ?
mr_qatar said
In Abu Nakhla area there is ...In Abu Nakhla area there is only 1 Al Meera and 1 cant find a single grocery. No matter what you need whether a pepsi (1.50 Dhs) or a Oman chips (0.50 Dhs) u have to go to Al Meera and than need to wait for 10-15 minutes on the counter just coz there is no grocery and also not allow from govt side to open grocery or bakery or pharmacy there...
info.re.qatar said
TFS ...TFS
LincolnPirate said
It clearly is in support of ...It clearly is in support of the petro industry. If everybody has to drive to the malls now to buy milk, traffic and CO2 emissions will increase.
Physics is like sex. Sometimes we get some practical results, but that's not why we're doing it!
fubar said
Relocating? The same way that ...Relocating?
The same way that all the shops renting space in Musheireb 'relocated' to Barwa Village?
'Relocating' is code for kicking them out of cheap rental locations and forcing them to either rent new shops at 5x the cost, or close down.
LincolnPirate said
What I am worried about is ...What I am worried about is how the many middle-income Qatari families will survive, if they cannot live on credit anymore. The shops used to give them credit for months.
Physics is like sex. Sometimes we get some practical results, but that's not why we're doing it!
LincolnPirate said
Home delivery from malls? Do ...Home delivery from malls? Do they do it? Again, a traffic chaos is programmed.
Physics is like sex. Sometimes we get some practical results, but that's not why we're doing it!
Shaktimaan said
I miss ...I miss old doha :-(
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britexpat said
The price of progress :O( ...The price of progress :O(
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
britey it will relocate from ...britey it will relocate from katara to wakrah ;)
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LincolnPirate said
It's like taking the orange ...It's like taking the orange taxis off the roads. The result? Judge for yourself.
Physics is like sex. Sometimes we get some practical results, but that's not why we're doing it!
Hu Wan said
That's why they're called convenience stores ...can't see the logic in phasing them out. Can't the govt. see the importance of these shops. Somehow it would lessen traffic and good for the environment.
"Life is too short to spend trying to fit what society prescribes"
Pappu_Pager said
shaktimaan ...and we were missing u since morning....lols
Shaktimaan said
PP ...Was in immigration for renewal of my wife visa. had to stand for 3 hours in hot sun :-(.
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Pappu_Pager said
shaktimaan ...had to stand for 3 hrs in hot sun why dey have shifted the counters on open area ....:D
Shaktimaan said
PP ...Ramadan so rush is more than normal days
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Shaktimaan said
Hu Wan ...lot of important places have been demolished here like Shara kahraba for example. Who did it. The government. So why would it matter for them. Iam happy to be an indian where still culture is existing for years.
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tinkerbell10 said
Shakti - renewal of family ...Shakti - renewal of family visa can also be done at GPO if im not mistaken.
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Shaktimaan said
Tinkerbell ...No dear it can not be. It is visit visa. Maybe residence permit yes (But not sure) :-)
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drsam said
i hate the urbanism (urban ...i hate the urbanism (urban planing) they are promoting. but it's their city. one point i agree with is that if they do, we will get rid of the "horning" outside shops, and of the gas cylinder truck-drivers hamering on gas cylinders to make the neighbourhood aware of their presence!
tinkerbell10 said
Ahhh Visit Visa, oops sorry. ...Ahhh Visit Visa, oops sorry. U r rite..:)
Drsam - but these guys who sell gas cylinders actually make it easy for us when they deliver at the doorstep. If I had to go to some MALL or shop to refill, Im gonna be stuck!
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Hu Wan said
drsam even school busses and some drivers ...who fetch their friends honk! And they irritate too! :)
"Life is too short to spend trying to fit what society prescribes"
mozaismyhero said
The Emir granted the licences ...The Emir granted the licences and they are only saying 'they contend they violate zoning laws'
Someone wants to make money to build something shiny. To do that they need to kick these people out and they don't care where they go.
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
moza u can help them as ur a ...moza u can help them as ur a localite and sponsor them
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strawberry_shisha said
goodbye shawarma and juice stall too :( ...goodbye to the days when i just call our friendly neighborhood bakala even for 10 riyals hala card and they're so kind to deliver it to our flat.. :)
i guess this will also end the "laziness" attitude of the locals as well as the expatriates who are adapting the attitude of just "blowing their horns and wait for the poor man to get his/her order"..
on the positive side, it will decrease the traffic esp in the small streets..no more waiting inside their car.. means no more traffic..
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strawberry_shisha said
/-a-t-/rizks, i think this .../-a-t-/rizks, i think this will also affect your karak chai business..lolz..
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drsam said
tinker and Hu wanguess ur ...tinker and Hu wan
guess ur right. there will be noise pollution anyway.
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mozaismyhero said
I don't need to sponsor as I ...I don't need to sponsor as I have my own business already. Not my line of work.
Shaktimaan said
SS ...Iam actually against these kind of removal of old buildings for new one to come. it is like destroying a complete culture or heritage they say. Like we say OLD IS GOLD. Just building a heritage village is not enough. I will always miss the OLD DOHA.
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tinkerbell10 said
Drsam - noise pollution is ...Drsam - noise pollution is also there when there is a construction going on right outside ur bedroom window! They work all odd hours! So who is gonna stop them? or Can we stop it? No. So one learns to live with it all....
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goodguy123 said
Read the last paragraph you ...Read the last paragraph you idiot
"Meanwhile, the Central Municipal Council has been pushing for the stores to be relocated into commercial complexes within residential areas"
Read more: http://www.qatarlivi...
Prism said
I dont like this news...:( ...I dont like this news...:(
"If you do not want your enemies to know the facts, take care that your friends do not know them"- Machiavelli
Pappu_Pager said
shakti ...even i miss the old doha :(
Disturbia said
Thats a hoax. Do you really ...Thats a hoax. Do you really think they would be able to pacify side stores considering the fact that this is the place where people can get a taste of Doha's life? I dont think so. :))
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marhaba7 said
Honk off! ...Well said Tinkerbell - let them honk away for a can of Pepsi outside Dean and Deluca.................
marhaba7 said
Corner shops closure. ...I only shop at Jones the Grocer as its in West Bay and sometimes Dean and Deluca if by mistake I am in the wrong part of town......................perhaps both could start to stock The Times?