Shoppers brave rains in hunt for bargains

Despite the inclement weather, shoppers came out in large numbers in the main commercial areas of the city on Saturday, reversing the slow business trend in the immediate pre and post-election periods.

Household furniture, appliances, carpets, curtains and other decorative items for the home seemed to have replaced the focus shoppers put on groceries in the pre-election period.

Stabroek News visited the Main Street branch of furniture retailer Courts Guyana, where persons could be