Gen Z tries to save a 30-year-old family business (opens in new tab)

“Friday was zero dollars\.” That is what Samantha Ong saw in the accounts — a day with no sales in a 30-year-old light shop, as more customers shift to buying online instead of visiting physical stores\. Yet, she can’t bear to close it\. Her daughter Megan steps in to help save the shop by experimenting with social media and turning it into a pop-up space\. It is a gamble her mum is not fully convinced about\. But when the crowd finally starts flowing in, it suggests that change might be nece...