Businesses at Changi Village have reportedly been affected by ongoing road works in the area, with around 10 shop closures this year and 30 per cent of shops vacant. Even when stalls are offered up rent-free, there have been no takers, bemoaned one coffee shop owner who was interviewed by Shin Min Daily News. Construction of the Cross Island Line..
One F&B operator shared that he's seen the number of patrons drop by half within the six-month period since his business opened.Even when stalls are offered up rent-free, there have been no takers, bemoaned one coffee shop owner who was interviewed by Shin Min Daily News.has been ongoing since the first quarter of 2023, and is expected to continue till the second quarter of 2029.
The chairperson of the Changi Village Merchants' Association, Lin Daochun , told Shin Min that just this year alone, 10 out of the over 60 businesses in the area have shuttered. Out of the eight stalls that he has available for rent at his coffeeshop, Community Diner, only two are taken, said owner Yang Qin.He's even resorted to offering the remaining stalls rent-free, to no avail.
Lin Wenjie , chairperson of a group representing the Changi Village hawkers, told Shin Min that with the road diversions, people may find it a bother to visit the area.He shared that seven to eight stalls out of the 88 cooked food stalls in the hawker centre remain closed as tenants would rather forfeit their rent than to potentially incur even greater losses by opening.
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