Cautious optimism among Kochi traders about lifting of Sunday lockdown
The Hindu
Shops are set to open on a Sunday for the first time since March
Traders in the city are keeping their fingers crossed as they are set to open shops on a Sunday for the first time since March after the . While they expect some improvement in business as consumers will get to do shopping freely without adjusting their working hours, not all are optimistic of a drastic change in fortunes. "Shops like the ones dealing in textiles and footwears may benefit as such purchases were usually done on weekends. But a huge change in business prospects remains unlikely as none other than government employees have disposable income at the moment and without money in the hands of majority of the consumers businesses will only benefit incrementally at best," said G. Karthikeyan, President, Kerala Merchant Chamber of Commerce.More Related News