by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 6, 2023At most of Kathmandu’s apparel stores, one poster is common nowadays: SALE. But that’s not helping rev up sales. The apparel stores have witnessed a slowdown in discretionary spending by consumers over the past few months, primarily because of inflationary pressures, reflecting how a slowing economy has dampened the market’s mood. A credit crunch, real estate slowdown, tumbling stock market and rising unemployment have rattled the…