The latest to offer goodies is department store Robinsons, which yesterday unveiled its very own 'stimulus plan'. -- PHOTO: ROBINSONS & CO
RETAILERS are pulling out all the stops in a bid to draw shoppers, offering special discounts and other deals to get people to spend.
The latest to offer goodies is department store Robinsons, which yesterday unveiled its very own 'stimulus plan'.
The store, which has two outlets - at Centrepoint and Raffles City - says it will absorb the 7per cent goods and services tax (GST) for two weeks, starting from today. Other carrots it is dangling include free home delivery and free parking for the first hour, as well as interest-free instalments for its card members.
Other retailers and mall owners are not standing pat, and are coming up with different ways to woo shoppers.
For instance, department store Tangs is offering its card members sweeteners such as more 'sale days', during which they can enjoy a 12per cent cash rebate on their purchases.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
