Summary:
Malls across Mumbai had a slow start Wednesday as they reopened after four months.
With most branded stores and shops still closed, customers looking for electronic stores and essential supplies returned empty-handed.
Heavy discounts offered by a few other shops that had reopened, meanwhile, managed to attract only a handful.
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Malls across Mumbai had a slow start Wednesday as they reopened after four months.
With most branded stores and shops still closed, customers looking for electronic stores and essential supplies returned empty-handed.
Heavy discounts offered by a few other shops that had reopened, meanwhile, managed to attract only a handful.
The state government on July 29 had rolled out fresh relaxations to the lockdown norms and allowed malls and market complexes to reopen from 9 am to 7 pm across the state, including in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
The order, signed in by Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar, however, said theatres, food courts and restaurants in these complexes would continue to remain shut.
On Wednesday, all visitors were stopped at the entry points of the malls to undergo a host of safety procedures – while at some malls people were told to make online registration, at a few others customers were asked to update their status on Aarogya Setu mobile applications.
Customers also underwent mandatory thermal scanning, besides the regular security checks.
At most malls, regular announcements were made urging people to sanitise their hands and keep face masks on.
At R Mall in Ghatkopar, all visitors, like 26-year-old Naheed Sultan from Govandi, had to fill up an online registration form.