138 FairPrice
stores to remain open on first day of Chinese New
Year
SINGAPORE: More than 90 per cent of NTUC FairPrice stores will
remain open on the first day of Chinese New Year.
A total of 138 supermarkets and hypermarkets - out of 147 FairPrice
stores - will be kept open on Feb 16, the highest number to date,
the company said in a news release.
NTUC FairPrice also said that it will keep 20 additional outlets
open around the clock on Feb 14 - the day before Chinese New Year's
Eve - taking the number of 24-hour outlets open on that day to 81.
This is to cater to families preparing for their annual reunion
dinner, it said.
Additionally, all 147 stores will see extended operating hours from
Feb 8, with several remaining open until midnight. They will also
remain open until at least 5pm on Chinese New Year's Eve.
A total of 117 stores will resume business as usual on Feb 17, the
second day of Chinese New Year, while 30 24-hour stores will open
at 7am.
Regular operating hours resume for all stores on Feb 18, the third
day of Chinese New Year.
Online deliveries will also remain available between 10am and 6pm
from Feb 15 to 18, subject to stipulated order cut-off
timings.
"Extending our opening hours will help to alleviate the expected
high customer traffic within the stores while also catering to
last-minute shopping," said NTUC FairPrice CEO Seah Kian
Peng.
"Beyond this, we serve the different ethnicities of residents,
including people who do not celebrate CNY, by keeping the bulk of
our stores open over the public holiday," he added.
More information about FairPrice's opening hours during the Chinese
New Year festive period is available on their website.
Source: CNA/hs