Old Market businesses faring well after holiday season

The stores 3 News Now talked to said they stayed busy during holidays

SEASON ISOFFICIALLY OVERAS BUSINESSESTURN THEIRATTENTION TO 20-20.GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFERGRISWOLD.WITH CHRISTMASAND NEW YEARS INTHE REARVIEWMIRROR,REPORTER PHILBERGMAN WENTTO THE OLDMARKET TO SEEHOW BUSINESSESARE DOINGFOLLOWING A BUSYSHOPPING WEEK.THE POKE BOBAHOUSE IN THE OLDMARKET JUSTCOMPLETED ITSFIRST CHRISTMASIN OMAHA.BUSINESS CLOSETO THE HOLIDAYSHAS ACTUALLYBEEN PICKING UP.GLORIA SANCHEZIS THE STORE'SMANAGER...SHESAID BUSINESSHAS BEEN HIGHEROVER THEHOLIDAYSCOMPARED TO THEFALL.WE'RE ONLY ONEOF THE FEWPLACES THATWERE OPEN SO WEHAD MORE TRAFFICTHAN WEEXPECTED.ACROSS THE OLDMARKET AT THEHAVANA GARAGE,THE REGULARSARE KEEPINGBARTENDERSBUSY...IT'S BEEN STEADY.BUT NEW YEARSISN'T THE BESTTIME TO BE IN THEBAR BUSINESS.BUSINESS SEEMSTO SLOW DOWNRIGHT AROUNDJANUARY 1 WHENPEOPLE MAKETHEIRRESOLUTIONS TOQUIT DRINKING,QUIT SMOKING ANDQUIT SPENDINGMONEY WHICH ISWHAT YOU DOHERE.THROUGHOUT THEOLD MARKETPEOPLE WEREBUSY SHOPPINGAND STOPPING BYALL THERESTAURANTS THENEIGHBORHOODHAS TO OFFER.PEOPLE STILLFLOCK DOWNHERE, THE LIGHTSARE STILL PART OFTHE TRADITION.A POPULARCHRISTMAS GIFT ISGIFT CARDS.THIS STORE HAD ALOT OF PEOPLESLIDING THIERCARDS AFTER THEHOLIDAY.WE DID GET QUITEA LOT.WHILE SHOPPERSCAN GO ONLINEAND TO OTHERPARTS OF OMAHA,THE OLD MARKETBUSINESSES ARESTILL GOINGSTRONG.I DON'T SEE ANOTICEABLE DIP.I DON'T THINK THEOLD MARKET ISDYING YET.AND FOR SOMEPATRONS ...IT'S THEPEOPLE WHOMATTER, NOT THEPRODUCT.IT'S THECOMERADERIE, IT'STHE FRIENDSHIP,THAT'S WHAT IT'SALL ABOUT.REPORTING IN THEOLD MARKET, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.WHILE NONE OFTHE BUSINESSESWE TALKED TOSAID MOVING THELIGHTS FROM THEGENE LEAHY MALLHELPED BRING INCUSTOMERS...THEY ALL AGREEDIT MADE THE OLDMARKET LOOKPRETTY DURINGTHE WINTERTIME.L