Hardware stores brace for post-MCO as sales plunge 90%


Angie Tan

Hardware shops are required to implement measures, including checking temperature of customers and employees, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing while queuing. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, May 12, 2020.

AFTER being shuttered for more than 50 days, hardware stores now face a rocky road to recovery as sales have plunged by more than 90% from the economic impact of the coronavirus.

Like other businesses now struggling to restart, hardware stores have to endure inventory cost, rents, salaries and utilities.


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