We can't be selfish and say we want a heritage business to stay but do nothing about helping to preserve it, say our guests on this week's Deep Dive.
The closure of Thambi Magazine Store after 80 years was met with shock and sadness. But is it unrealistic to expect heritage businesses to survive in a competitive, ever-changing world?
Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Singapore University of Social Sciences' Dr Lye Kit Ying and Edmond Wong, a third-generation business owner of Kim Choo Kueh Chang. Dr Lye Kit Ying, co-host Crispina Robert, Edmond Wong and co-host Steven Chia Speaking about support, when Thambi Magazine closed, there was a lot of shock and people were really upset. And then suddenly, he had so many people visiting his store. Some commentators online were saying that that's a little bit hypocritical, because only when the store is closing, and then you're getting all sad and upset. But you didn't go and buy a single thing from him all these years he was there.
So therefore, he should remain just because he was part of the original infrastructure or the original tenants?That's something I do raise with my students in class. Should we force a group of people or a business or even a community to stay stagnant, even at great economic costs, just for our own satisfaction? To feel good, or to feel less guilty? Because we must understand that heritage is living and breathing.
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