With the second wave of morbidity in Corona, mall business owners worry about another closure and numbers say there has been a minor drop in sales

• Malcha Mall in Jerusalem after the malls opened

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  Oren Ben Hakun

Fashion chains are now facing a possible scenario where another closure will be decided. The decrease in sales is only minor, but the thing they are most worried about, however, is to get the employees out of the company again.

Eli Plus Director of the Octopus fashion chain tells Israel today that, "There is concern if there will be closure but the question is how you get to this crisis. The Corona is here to stay and we have to live with it and move through it. The stores, and the biggest concern is that our employees will be without a job. "

As to whether there has been a decrease in sales in light of the restrictions, he says, "Now in the shadow of the Corona, we work well. The last few days have had some impact because of an increase in morbidity. You can see that consumption habits have changed, people are less measured and shopping is more focused. You see deserted malls. "

Ran Ashkenazi, Deputy CEO of Weshoes, also says, "There is no big concern right now, we are a business that looks long term and to the extent that it closes it will be short term. The implication is that it postpones shopping a bit, assuming that season does not pass. In the closure, some of our sales went online, we brought the whole set of the internet and we really saw that the jump was huge. "Ashkenazi also notes that," If there is a closure, the workforce will be the hardest. We are facing a lot of challenges during this period and this is one of them. "

Asked if there has been a decrease in sales in recent days due to the increase in morbidity and stricter guidelines, Ashkenazi says, "We do not see a decrease in sales, but there is a slight decline in turnover. There are fewer people going abroad, perhaps less invite from overseas sites because it is Takes more time and there is uncertainty now. "