Many small retailers expected to close shop soon


Bleak times: A trader checking rows of bangles in his shop in Rawang. If the virus crisis is protracted beyond the middle of this year, Tan expects up to 15%, or about 50,000 outlets, to cease operations in the next six to eight months

PETALING JAYA: Many small scale and independent retailers are expected to close down in the next one to two months as a result of the movement control order (MCO), said Retail Group Malaysia.

Its managing director Tan Hai Hsin said:

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