People will be able to do their Diwali shopping in the evening as shops will be open till late this week.
Suva Retailers Association’s Vice President, Jitesh Patel says the shops will be open till 7pm in Suva.
Patel says some shops in Suva will be open til 6pm on Saturday.
He says some shops will also be open on Diwali Day.
Patel says this is to allow people to do their shopping as they prepare for Diwali which is only a few days away.
Labasa Chamber of Commerce President, Satish Kumar says most of the shops in Labasa will be open till 9pm this week.
Lautoka Retailers Association’s President, Kishore Kapadia says shops will be open till 6pm from today till Thursday while they will be open till 8pm on Friday.
Diwali will be celebrated this Sunday while the public holiday will be on next Monday.
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