Was very disappointed to learn yesterday that one of my favourite place to buy meat and other food items is closing down. Ironically, i was not for a lack of customers, but rather, they were a victim of their success.
Their primary business is in wholesale of meats and other food products. In response to customer demand, they opened a small retail shopfront at their factory where walk in customers could buy their items. There were great deals were to be had with airflown steaks going at half the price one would pay in COLD STORAGE.
Over the years, they became so popular that they began to affect the business of other commercial retailers such as COLD STORAGE. Having ruffled a few feathers, AVA soon received a complaint about their 'illegal' activities (their building was not designated for use as a retail shopfront) they had to cease operations.
Wish the powers that be would not be so bureaucratic. It is funny how when big businesses like Sheng Siong come in and buy markets the authorities decide to leave it market forces. However, when market forces come into play that reduce the costs of the consumer, bureaucratic nonsense sets in. I wish the bureaucrats would not be more concerned about meeting the needs of the people rather than enforcing inane regulations.
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