OPTING FOR OTHER Stalls
This time, Mr. Suriyah’s plan is to start out in Geylang and the remainder in nearby Woodlands, Tampines, and Kampong Glam.  ,
” Today, in almost every heartland location, there are stalls. So folks, I think for consistency’s purpose, they are travelling down to all the hinterland places … to get the food and then only during the last week or therefore, they’re coming to Geylang”, he noted.
As more Ramadan stalls and well-known locations like Kampong Glam appear, Mr. Suriyah is not the only barn user who has noticed that the competition for clients has increased.
Due to rising rent fees, one business is reversing its decision to visit the Geylang Serai Ramadan market.  ,
” I’m trying to photograph myself renting the one in Geylang fair for S$ 12, 000 or S$ 15, 000 that’s offered to us. How much can we offer? ” How several sampings may we market”? asked Ms Ezreen Taib Zohri, inc- chairman of Band of Braders, which sells standard Malay clothes called samping.
” We have to work extra hard to achieve that rent,” remarked one journalist,” but it does n’t, in my opinion, justify the significance of Ramadan.”
Companies like her are considering attending an alternative market called” Celeb Raya” at SingPost Centre, which Fatimah Mohsin, along with other company entrepreneurs, started organizing in 2017.
Ms Mohsin, who sells clothes, said the thought came about because normally, she would have to safe five stalls to provide a comfortable place for her clients to try on clothing.  ,
That would often travel up to about S$ 30, 000 for hire at the Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar, which is too great, she said.
Sellers there are paying book of between S$ 3, 500 to S$ 12, 000, depending on hall size.  ,
She acknowledged that it also presents obstacles, despite her best efforts to keep products accessible to customers.  ,
” We try to lower the cost of our rental, but shipping our goods abroad is a huge expense.” It costs money, and one of the problems is attracting some more experienced suppliers because they have so many choices, she said.  ,