Business owners are concerned that several franchises operating from Merchants Street, Valletta, would move out if the Monti (open market) moves up the road, the GRTU said today.
It said that it had a meeting with the shop owners and the Merchants Street Business Community Association, during which the shop owners expressed their concerns about the proposed move, fearing it would nullify extensive investment they had made in their shops. .
The GRTU said the shop owners were prepared to hold talks with a view to achieving a solution.