Christmas discounts? Sudden turbulence in Munich's shopping center - the police have to "intervene a little"

The Christmas business started in Munich at the latest on Black Friday.

And it is also being bought diligently in the Corona crisis.

The police are particularly attentive.

• On the first weekend in Advent, many Munich residents flocked to the shops to shop.

• The police paid attention to compliance with the corona rules when people gathered.

• A well-known shopping center even had to close its main entrance door at times.

Munich -

is here, the first lights are on - and the

has also been set.

The

is picking up speed: The trade association expects

in the weeks up to Christmas Eve

, says spokesman Bernd Ohlmann.

In fact, there was a

on Saturday

.

Sometimes there were long queues in front of the doors because the number of customers in the store is limited.

Munich: Christmas business starts - the entrance door in Pep is closed

According to the

, there was so much going on

shopping center

that the

.

“There were long queues in front of the shops, some of which

,” says police spokesman Werner Kraus.

"We had to

and point this out to the people ..." In the city center, too, colleagues observed the people waiting and pointed out the distances.

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The desire for

is there - according to Ohlmann, however, less than on the first Saturday in Advent a year ago: "We are expecting a

compared to 2019." However: At that time the city center was packed, also with

...

Now only the people of Munich are there - and they are streaming into the city noticeably more than they did weeks ago.

Ohlmann advises that

done

to avoid crowds.

There is a nice Advent shopping feeling this year despite the

: the dealers have

to great lengths

with

.

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New furniture to make the apartment look pretty in lockdown: Many flocked to the furniture stores at the weekend.

© Achim Frank Schmidt

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There is a particularly big rush this year on the

.

"Because we are all celebrating this Christmas

, people are now placing even more value on a safe, beautifully prepared home," says Jürgen Reiter, Managing Director of Kare.

Ikea also confirms: Since Corona, the

has become

.

Thomas Dankert, CEO of Möbel Höffner, also made this observation.

“True to the motto: The vacation trip goes to the new kitchen!”

You can find out what the corona situation is in Munich in our news ticker.

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