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On a year-on-year basis, most retail industries saw improvements in February.PHOTO: ST FILE
PublishedApr 5, 2021, 1:00 pm SGT
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about an hour ago Duncan Graham
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"It is definitely the biggest jolt the apparel industry has received. In the last two decades I have not seen such growth coming in polyester yarn or even the cotton yarn."