Department stores Metro and Tangs will close their Singapore outlets all day on Sunday, when the state funeral for the nation’s founder and former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew will be held.
Retailers Mothercare Accessorize, Island Shop boutiques, Cache Cache and King Kow are among others to announce their closure.
All Singapore Pools (betting) retail outlets will close all day.
The closures were announced as a gesture of respect to the much admired former leader.
The Straits Times newspaper quoted Metro’s advertising and promotions manager Veronica Lee saying: “We felt that we should do so as a mark of respect. Staff will also get a day off to show thanks and reflect.”
Normal operations will resume on Monday.
Earth Hour activities planned for City Square Mall on Saturday by City Developments were cancelled.
The newspaper reports that three retailers in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands have postponed events, including Cath Kidston’s island-wide marketing campaign and the official store opening event of Kate Spade New York. Other sale promotions have been suspended.
