The shop in the center of Olomouc removed its slogans at the request of heritage protectors

Olomouc - A new store selling cheap goods in the central Olomouc square has removed its slogans, the glaring signs "We've gone crazy!" from its displays at the recommendation of preservationists. This is reported by today's Central Moravian Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD). However, officials cannot influence the store's assortment. Just about 20 meters from the Holy Trinity Column, a monument listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, underwear, toys, and kitschy trinkets for a few dozen crowns will continue to be sold, the newspaper stated.
    The new store Bankrot has replaced a branded shoe shop in the center of Olomouc. Preservationists are not pleased with the change. "It's terrible. I hope this is just temporary, that the store goes bankrupt and that a normal store will return here," said Pavel Konečný, director of the Olomouc branch of the National Heritage Institute.
    The Olomouc municipal council, which recently banned gambling halls in the squares, stated that it cannot influence the goods of private vendors. "What is sold in the stores can only be influenced in extreme cases - for example, if it were weapons," said city spokesperson Ivan Rašťák.
    The owner of the Bankrot chain, Vladimír Rendek, admitted that he was surprised by the reaction of Olomouc residents. "In Prague, I have seven stores in the best, even historical, parts. The location in Olomouc is also the best. People from Prague shop at our store on Wenceslas Square, and nobody minds. I think the people in Olomouc will get used to it too," the entrepreneur stated.
    Rendek claims that he also loves monuments, but at the same time wants to make a profit. "It's all about money. I had capital and could offer high rent. If I hadn't opened a store here, someone from Vietnam would have," the businessman believes.
    The store on the corner of Horní náměstí is not the only one in the center that will sell cheap goods.