LOW SALES AT BAZAAR
Even as consumers snap up must-buy items whatever their cost, some stalls at the annual Chinese New Year bazaar in Chinatown are slashing prices in a last-ditch attempt to rake in some profit.
This comes amid bad business, which sellers attributed to the persistent rain.
Those who also hawked their wares last year said sales have seen a 30 per cent drop this year.
"I used to only sell one for S$1. Now I sell eight for S$1. If I don't do this nobody will buy. Now … It is selling a lot,” said one stallholder selling decorations.
The Chinatown Festivals Committee hopes that its annual countdown on Tuesday night will boost sales.
“Right after the countdown party, there's also going to be a lot of amazing promotions, and we really hope to encourage more Singaporeans to come here and do last-minute Chinese New Year shopping,” said the committee’s head of public relations Luo Chen Jun.
While stalls close at 10.30pm daily, some will stay open until 1am on the fair's final day on Tuesday.
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