Business sees drop in sales

Like any other business in the country, Nambawan Trophy Ltd has seen a reduction in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic, group managing director Jim Gui says.
Gui said this was due to fewer customers visiting the stores.
“We face logistical issues of importing new inventory (as well),” he said.
“We support the border closures and limitation of movements of people, however we also don’t want a total shutdown as it would be detrimental to the people and the economy.
“PNG is not immune to adverse effects on its economy as many of our products and services still require human interaction,” Gui said.
“As a retailer, this is our biggest concern: providing a service and still keeping our staff employed,” he told The National.
“As we are dealing with uncertain times, we are disappointed that our landlords in our commercial sites have not helped to ease this burden by way of rental relief.
“Around the world we are seeing governments, major banks and major businesses doing what they can to help the economy continue through these times, however we are seeing very little by way of business help in Papua New Guinea.
“This should be a priority to keep the economy going.”
However, Gui said the subsidiary Fone Haus had enough stock of popular phones for at least two to three months.