Solving QUESTIONS
One of the new stores on Smith Street is Elegance of Nanyang, which sells and rents out kebayas.
Owner and chairman of the boutique Ms. Yu Guangning said she faces many difficulties, including high rental costs, despite her desire to share the local history and the art of kebayas with visitors.  ,
” In this area, definitely ( rental ) is not going to be low. Manpower is a challenge in the end for us. And you need to keep up with the latest products, draw customers, and entice workers, she continued, to definitely entice tourists to visit Chinatown.  ,
The Chinatown Heritage Centre has put together a number of tourist-friendly activities, including advertising efforts with some of these businesses, to support users of history businesses like her.
Cai Yinzhou, senior director of the Chinatown Heritage Centre, speculated that for many of these smaller companies, they might not have the resources or target as much.  ,
” So we hope to do that with our special efforts with some of these companies and stores, where customers to our center can get discounts and receive subsidised goods when they visit these stores,” said the company.
The collaboration’s crops are being used by Killiney Kopitiam, a different Smith Street store.
The traditional coffee shop’s sales have increased by 40 % since it opened in March.  ,
By participating in their programs, Mr. Henry Oh, standard director of Killiney International, explains that they can let the locals and visitors know that we are really here.