Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Onam festivities, shopkeepers selling banana chips in Kerala are facing hardships as their business has been adversely affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): Small shopkeepers and vendors in Himachal Pradesh have reported a significant drop in sales due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 2 (ANI): Shops in Telangana's Hyderabad saw an increased footfall ahead of Raksha Bandhan on Sunday despite the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, with one shopkeeper adding an interesting 'Corona rakhi' made of cow dung to the collection.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 25 (ANI): Shopkeepers at a market in Dehradun have been selling indigenously made rakhis instead of those made in China ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival to be celebrated on August 3.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 24 (ANI): Showing their solidarity with the rest of the country, shopkeepers in Ludhiana have refrained from buying or selling Chinese rakhis this Raksha Bandhan.
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, the demand for Chinese rakhis have fallen this year, according to shopkeepers from several parts of the country.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 16 (ANI): Despite the Nepal government easing some of the COVID-19 lockdown norms, the shopkeepers are finding it hard to make any profits even in the holy month of Shrawan.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 7 (ANI): Shopkeepers of a market on Patna's Thakurbadi road have voluntarily closed their shops for a week in view of recent COVID-19 cases reported in the city.
Kamrup (Assam) [India], July 5 (ANI): Assam State Disaster Management Authority on Sunday allowed all stand-alone grocery shops to operate between 11 am and 4 pm from July 6 to July 10 in Kamrup Metropolitan District.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 27 (ANI): In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Hyderabad, several shopkeepers in Charminar market have decided to keep their shops closed till July 5 so as to reduce the risk of infection.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 16 (ANI): While the monsoon arrived in the first week of June in Kerala, owners of umbrella shops in Kochi say sales have been dull this year as production had dipped during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.