SINGAPORE’S PROVISION SHOPS STRUGGLE TO KEEP SHUTTERS OPEN IN HDB HEARTLANDS
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| News - South China Morning Post | SINGAPORE’S PROVISION SHOPS STRUGGLE TO KEEP SHUTTERS OPEN IN HDB HEARTLANDS | 2 hrs ago |
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Surrounded by a clutter of carton boxes, bottles of dishwashing liquid and rows of dry snacks, Ramasamy Vellasamy holds court behind a cashier. For nine hours a day since 1986, he has been running a provision shop on the ground floor of a housing block in northern Singapore and knows the neighbourhood and its residents like the back of his hand.
News - South China Morning Post reports that surrounded by a clutter of carton boxes, bottles of dishwashing liquid and rows of dry snacks, Ramasamy Vellasamy holds court behind a cashier.
The report adds: For nine hours a day since 1986, he has been running a provision shop on the ground floor of a housing block in northern Singapore and knows the neighbourhood and its residents like the back of his hand.
Despite Samy Provision Shop’s enduring presence, it was barely breaking even, said Ramasamy, who lamented the struggle of adapting to the ever-shifting...
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