a day after a report on its prices
By Juan Diego Rodriguez and Olea Gallardo (14ymedio)
HAVANA TIMES – Contrary to what seemed like a promising future, the China Import store in Havana, which was the subject of a report in 14ymedio yesterday and had just been inaugurated a little over a month ago in Havana, was found closed this Friday morning. “Closed until further notice,” warned the security guard to anyone who approached the location at Manglar and Oquendo, very close to the Cuatro Caminos market. The woman held a piece of paper with a phone number for customers to call with their questions. Below the number, the word “Chinese” was crossed out, and further down, it said “Melissa.”
This newspaper called the contact number, and an Asian-accented voice answered, saying they had no reopening date. “We are closed until further notice, waiting for guidance,” the voice said in reasonably good Spanish.
From the front of the massive warehouse, which until a few years ago was part of the old Sabatés soap factory, the sign with the store’s name had been removed, exposing the faded letters of “Suchel Debon,” the state-owned company that took over the factory after the 1959 Revolution.
Numerous customers who had approached this morning were annoyed and commented on the situation. “It’s already dead,”
