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Ranchi: With less than a week to go for Christmas, shops here are all decked up with lights, stars and other decorative items but the buyers are nowhere in sight. “At this time of the year, we hardly find a minute to relax as shops are bursting at the seams. But this year, I am sitting idle and have not even been able to sell a single greeting card yet, which usually sells like hot cakes ahead of Christmas and New Year’s,” Ramesh Prasad, who owns Hallmark Epsy at Purulia Road in Ranchi, said. He added, “To make matters worse, schools, colleges are yet to reopen, which has further added to our woes. Last year my shop was abuzz with students from nearby schools and colleges weeks ahead of Christmas.” ....