Penang hawkers not selling food online losing out


Disconnected: (From left) Azizah (right) watching as an order is being prepared in Bukit Mertajam as Chin packs a meal in George Town, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: The revenue of Penang’s popular hawkers who refuse to sell online is taking a beating as the movement control order (MCO) enters the third phase.

Checks with hawkers here show that without subscribing to online food delivery services, takings can easily go down by half.

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