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Consumers flock to shops for pre-GST discounts

Footfalls rise 30% at large-format consumer durables outlets at east Delhi

Consumers flock to shops for pre-GST discounts. Photo: Dalip Kumar
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Consumers flock to shops for pre-GST discounts. Photo: Dalip Kumar

Arnab Dutta New Delhi
Will prices go up after GST kicks in? By when do I need to buy to avail the special discount? These may be among the tonnes of questions being hurled at the sales personnel manning consumer durables stores across the country these days. As consumer durable distributors, dealers and retailers try to clear old stocks before the goods and services tax (GST) kicks in from July 1, unusual discounts galore the shop floors.
 
On a Saturday afternoon, Business Standard hit retail floors across east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar to Preet Vihar to capture the festive mood that has been advanced