Post by Logan on May 9, 2016 3:17:57 GMT -6
McALLEN — The peso is worth more in McAllen — at least in certain places, which is why downtown has been busier on recent weekends.
There’s been an uptick in perfume sold at Perfume King and more Mexican shoppers have recently walked into Shangri-La Jewelry.
The City of McAllen, the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and a handful of businesses are in the final stretch of an experiment to help Mexican shoppers as the peso dips.
While the exchange rate fluctuates, the chamber has been posting the exchange rate in the top right corner of its website. The site’s traffic has doubled since the “Tu Peso Vale Mas” program started in March, McAllen Chamber President Steve Ahlenius said.
Read more: www.themonitor.com/news/local/mcallen-s-peso-program-giving-discount-to-mexican-shoppers/article_a18ad740-158c-11e6-ae17-934ffe56ddc8.html
There’s been an uptick in perfume sold at Perfume King and more Mexican shoppers have recently walked into Shangri-La Jewelry.
The City of McAllen, the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and a handful of businesses are in the final stretch of an experiment to help Mexican shoppers as the peso dips.
While the exchange rate fluctuates, the chamber has been posting the exchange rate in the top right corner of its website. The site’s traffic has doubled since the “Tu Peso Vale Mas” program started in March, McAllen Chamber President Steve Ahlenius said.
Read more: www.themonitor.com/news/local/mcallen-s-peso-program-giving-discount-to-mexican-shoppers/article_a18ad740-158c-11e6-ae17-934ffe56ddc8.html