Pune: Weekends see encouragement in business for shops, market areas, and malls when residents stepped out for lively shopping.
Business owners keep their fingers cross when they jump for a stable business recovery.
Vikas Ladhe, Central Head, SGS Mall compared to footsteps in August, there is a 100% increase in customers during the first week of September.
“But when we think of pre-covid numbers, sales are 40% of what used to be.
Even though we have to face a pandemic burden, we can hope for sales to grow steadily during the future celebration season to encourage business recovery,” said the fading.
The mall in another part of the city also reported leg growth from last weekend.
Mall management personnel in Pimpri Chinchwad said footsteps increased because more and more people got their second dose of vaccines.
“We will not be able to see footsteps near the number 2019 unless vaccination drivers are ignored but once again, we can only hope to return to full-scale operations when there is no more wave threat.
Only vaccination can help control something,” he said.
The excerpts returned to shopping centers such as Jalan Laxmi, Camp, and Jalan FC too.
Cawas Pundole, President, Camp Merchant Association, said, “Sales have increased significantly because the situation seems to return to normal now.
But we hope for a better encouragement after Navratri.” A garment shopkeeper from FC Road said that children are customers The target is and because many of them still have to be fully vaccinated, they shop outside the mall.
“The sale of clothing and footwear also increases because people have started out more and getting ready for the celebration season,” he said.
A Saree shop owner at Laxmi Road said the business rose 50% in the first week of September and many shops hope to increase further because the celebration season is taking place.
Customers also want to go shopping while ensuring that they adhere to the safety protocol.
“Throughout the pandemic, we have been stuck at home and most shopping online.
Now, we prefer to go out.
The whole experience goes to the store with your family is part of the celebration for us,” said Sulochana Das, a resident of Jerawada.
Adekar Rujuta, from Rasta Peth, said, “Even though my husband and I were fully vaccinated, we could not bring our children to the mall.
Therefore we have shipped us from a Mandiri store.”