Mumbai: Many of the main malls in the city that have closed the business are truly open again but only partially.
From Inorbit in the Malad to R City Mall in Ghatkopar many who started operations from Friday to ensure that public connections remained, especially considering the malls had been closed over the past few months.
The mall operator said that they tried to operate with staff who were fully vaccinated and also with those over 60 years old.
On August 15, the mall in the city opened.
They said that they followed the BMC head was the direction of Verbal Chahal who said the mall staff would be allowed to work if they had one dose vaccine.
But with the Government Notice of the Government of the State of State of State state that all employees including managers and mall household staff must complete 14 days after receiving a dose, they decided to close the mall again.
Gurvineet Singh, CEO of Viviana Mall but said that the direction of the manager and housekeeping staff who needed both doses meant that they needed to operate on very framework staff.
“Retail stores in the mall operate with almost no staff.
It affects the customer experience.
We strive to get security and other staff who are 60 pluses but it’s not enough.
However, the mall is a place where the majority of visitors are between the ages of 18-45 years And asking for a complete vaccination for them before entering means that footsteps are very low.
We are afraid it will soon be able to be used for us to operate in such a scenario, “Singh said.
Some malls even tried to get support staff from other cities that might be fully vaccinated.
Mal 1O1 Kandivalali’s Growel is also open on Friday.
Sachin Dhanawade – Retail & Real Estate Chief Operating Officer (COO), Grauer & Weil (India) Limited, which operates the Growel’s 1O1 Mall on the outskirts of the Mumbai Kandivali, said that to start operations, they arrange for temporary power which is fully vaccinated to activate operations Our daily mall.
“At the same time, we also regulate the second dose of vaccinations for staff and when they qualify.
The mall in Mumbai is collaboratively looking for a meeting with the government authorities concerned to get a resolution for this situation and help us.
Protect the livelihood that depends on the ecosystem Mall, “he said.
Rajneesh Mahajan, Chief Executive Officer, Inorbit Malls India Pvt Ltd and also Director of the Indian Association Shopping Center (SCAI) – The body that represents many of the main malls in the city saying that they have also started with about half a dozen opening stores.
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“With the current government rules, we may be able to operate with staff with full power only at the end of September.
While the current system is not financially feasible to run a business but then to ensure customer connected, we strive to operate partially,” he said.
A spokesman from R Ghatkopar’s R City Mall said that they began operations from August 20 and would be able to comment on business performance after assessing numbers in the coming days.
“Given the challenging situation where full vaccination is mandatory for staff to open their stores, we try our best to ensure safe and convenient shopping experience for our customers with available resources and in compliance with strict compliance with government norms , “said the mall.