Representational picture

Most of the shops and retail establishments remained closed in the city on Friday following a day's strike called by the Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal (BUVM) against the procedures and provisions of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Many shops in Burrabazar, one of Asia's biggest wholesale market, kept their shutters down, while the usual buzz was missing in the iconic New Market as retailers observed the trade strike.