Year-end discounts elicit mixed responses from shoppers

Year-end discounts elicit mixed responses from shoppers

AMMAN — Year-end discounts for clothing, footwear and jewellery have drawn mixed reactions from shoppers.

“Imported footwear are subject to 57 per cent tax, while clothes are subject to 47 per cent tax,” Asad Qawasmi, a representative of the clothing, footwear and jewellery sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (ACC), told The Jordan Times.

Qawasmi said that e-commerce is the sector’s “competitor”, noting that merchandise sold through e-commerce platforms have a competitive advantage of lower prices due to lower import cost and “zero” cost of running the business.