The granddaughter of a San Francisco store owner has launched an effort to help her grandmother keep her nearly 30-year-old business open.Amy Luong said her grandmother's business has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic. The 82-year-old business owner, Kao Chung, was forced to close down two of her three Gold Star Discount Store locations.
In addition to taking a hit from the pandemic, the business has had a difficult time competing with bigger retailers and online outlets like Amazon. "She mentioned that new larger shops have opened and have made it more difficult for her smaller shop to stay open," Luong shared on a GoFundMe that she started last month.