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Retailers cut CNY break to resume business
RETAILERS are cutting short their Chinese New Year (CNY) break to cash in on shoppers out and about during the festive period. Shops here typically open for business on the fourth or fifth day of the festive period, which traditionally lasts for 15 days, starting from next Monday. This year, however, some retailers
are opening their shops as early
as the first day of CNY, to do business
in what they expect to be a
tough year ahead. TS Group, a major retailer and wholesaler of home-entertainment videos with 23 outlets, said business would be "very good" during a long weekend as "more people go shopping". The weekend holiday starts tomorrow and ends next Tuesday, and the company hopes to "earn more money" during this period. TS Group will open all its outlets from the second day of CNY. It would even operate on the first day if some of the malls where its outlets are located were open. Madam Tan Siew Choo, 44, does not have the same problem, and she will open her provision shop in Bukit Batok on the first day of the new year. "I want to cater to the people visiting their relatives in the area. My relatives can visit me here instead," she said. Ms Yap Beng Choo, 52, who owns Glasil, a kiosk selling jewellery and accessories at Liang Court, will start business from the second day. Last year, her shop was closed for nearly a week. "I want to catch customers who go shopping during the holiday, as well as those who don’t celebrate CNY," she said. This is good news for people like marketing executive Derek Ng. "The last thing I want to do on a long weekend is to watch boring movies and reruns on television, and eat nothing but instant noodles because the shops are all closed," the 27-year-old said.
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