Why do they close up?

I have unbelievable luck sometimes.

I went out last night to meet an old friend and along the way I was going to drop by one of the premier shopping malls, KLCC, and visit the bookshop there. The store was closed. I believe it was a 'company dinner.' I might be ignorant or crazy but I don't recall this being a very common occurrence back home in Canada. I actually think this is the first time I heard of was here in Malaysia and actually now only recently.

I don't understand the point in closing your entire retail operation for one night for a dinner. Wouldn't the loss of revenue be of some concern? I begin to wonder if some smaller shops are using this 'corporate dinner' as an excuse for closing shop for the night. I have noticed in a shopping mall near my condo here that a few smaller electronic shops have had 2-3 annual dinners this year. Perhaps it has been a particularly long year... I mean there is one more day than usual (it's a leap year) and of course the world is going to end in 2012 ( I saw that movie). I guess the need to squeeze in a few more dinners is understandable in this context.

I am just jaded as I only got one corporate dinner.

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