School stationery is hot, uniforms are not


No rush for uniforms: Staff Syafiah Bajunid adjusting the shirt on a mannequin at a school uniform and supplies outlet along Jalan Datuk Keramat, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With schools reopening in stages from Monday, there are more people buying stationery supplies but a check on shops show that the sale of school uniforms has yet to see a surge.

At a stationery shop in Lebuh Melayu, managing director Chuah Han Pin said business had picked up, mainly for gel and ballpoint pens, exercise books and A4 paper.

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