As more heritage businesses close shop, how do we help the remaining thrive?
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Dear readers,
On Orchard Road, amid luxury storefronts and restaurants with QR code menus, a small second-hand bookstore still records every sale by hand in a ledger. ANA Bookstore, one of Singapore's heritage businesses, has no website or social media and does not accept cashless payments. Neither does the 72-year-old owner have a successor, so the shop will likely be shuttered once he puts up his feet for retirement. Other heritage businesses are adapting and innovating but they say it is not easy to evolve while still staying authentic to their roots. In this week's Big Read, CNA TODAY spoke to several heritage businesses to find out how they're keeping up with the times, or not, and what is lost if more of these businesses die out in the future. Yours faithfully, Yasmine Yahya
Deputy Chief Editor, CNA Digital (TODAY, Lifestyle & Luxury) |
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