Lao barber wages marketing fight against foreign-owned shops
The owner of a barber shop in Vientiane could be the first Lao woman to publicly declare competition with the growing number of foreign-owned hair stylists.
Ms Saphavanh Chanthalack, who owns the Phontong barber shop in Chanthabouly district, displays a colourful banner at the front of her shop, giving an eye-catching message that her business is owned by a Lao national. She put up the sign at the start of the year.
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