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This Cheras Shoe Shop Survived 50+ Years Serving A Niche Target Market—Ballroom Dancers

Author’s Blurb: When I was in college, I did ballroom dancing for a bit. I used to just dance in my Converse, as did most of my peers in their regular shoes as well. Because only so few of us did it professionally, we didn’t think it was terribly important …

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Robinsons Survived Many Global Crises Including WW2, But Lost The Fight To COVID-19

Over the weekend, many queued for hours to grab clearance deals from Robinsons which will be closing down all remaining stores in Malaysia and Singapore for good. It falls victim to the Covid-19 pandemic which has seen a significant reduction in consumer demands this year. The outlet at The Gardens …

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From Running A Stall To Her Family’s Foodcourt: How This S’porean Survived A 70% Sales Loss

Growing up, Wong Minying was used to seeing patrons thronging Asian Food Mall, a foodcourt at Lucky Plaza which her family runs. However, when Covid-19 hit, business at the family-run foodcourt took a 70 per cent hit. “As we are located in Orchard Road and with stores closed, no tourists …

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9 Lessons To Manage The COVID-19 Crisis, By Bosses Who Survived Past Financial Crises

It’s being reported by global media that COVID-19 may cause the worst economic recession we’ve seen in 2 decades, and it’s said that it’ll be the worst in Malaysia’s overall history. Entrepreneurs who have been in business for a long while have weathered some of the ups and downs of …

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How New Jersey’s First Coronavirus Patient Survived

Listen to This Audio Audio Recording by Audm To hear more audio stories from publishers, like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. On the evening of March 4, James Cai, a 32-year-old physician assistant, was languishing on a cot, isolated in a small, windowless room on …

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