Extension of Covid-19 curbs leaves Singapore's retailers in despair


Singapore Tenants United For Fairness has called for urgent help in several areas such as rental subsidies for four weeks.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The latest month-long extension of Covid-19 restrictions, following round after round of tightened curbs this year, could sound the death knell for many businesses, said retailers and retail associations.

Singapore's front-line business community is "in deep despair and disrepair", said the Singapore Tenants United For Fairness (SGTUFF) group in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Oct 20).

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