Contrary to the belief, however, shop owners are not seeing the volume they expect at their outlets since the easing of restrictions. The reason behind this, they reckon, is that people have become extremely cautious despite being fully vaccinated as they know that vaccines are not 100% effective at preventing infection. In Kuala Lumpur, a carpet retail store worker, who only wanted to be known as Lim, said very few customers have visited the outlet since it resumed operations. In Klang, Sri Kumaran Textile managing director N. Ravichandran said shoppers were trickling in even though the Hindu marriage season is set to begin next month. Store manager, Lee Yat Seng said regular customers have contributed up to 40% of the sales since they reopened last month.

Source: The Star September 17, 2021 22:28 UTC