February 13, 2021
Happier times: people dance at Singapore’s Zouk nightclub in 2016.
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Before the coronavirus pandemic, Zouk, one of Singapore’s oldest and most elaborate nightspots, easily attracted at least 3,000 partygoers a night. Now it sees only 150 patrons every evening and has had to transform parts of its 31,000 square feet complex into a restaurant, spin studio and cinema.
“We used to make more money in one night than we make in a month now,” said Andrew Li, the chief executive of Zouk Group. Revenue nosedived by over 85 per cent, he told
This Week In Asia, meaning he had to cut 25 per cent of his staff, with more cuts possibly on the cards.