Three months after reopening: Shopping mood is limited

A good three months have passed since the retail store reopened.

But what does it look like behind the counter?

Has everyday life returned there?

Or is the customer's mood for shopping still subdued?

A stroll through the Geretsried and Wolfratshauser business world.

• The shops have been open again for three months.

• For many customers, the shopping mood is still limited.

• Nevertheless, everyday life has returned to many shops.

Wolfratshausen / Geretsried

- Happy radio music is rumbling from the Moda clothing store on Wolfratshauser Obermarkt.

In the back of the shop, two women rummage through reduced summer dresses.

Again and again you can hear the screeching sound of clothes hangers pushed aside.

A few meters further on, boss Ebru Mutlu stands in front of the jeans display and advises customer Sylvia Kanus.

About three months ago there was a lot less going on in the small shop.

Mutlu looks around: "Actually, everything is quite normal, everyday life has returned here," she sums up with a satisfied smile.

Meanwhile, Sylvia Kanus eyes a pair of dark blue jeans.

“Actually, I'm not really in a buying mood right now,” admits the Wolfratshauser.

Wolfratshausen: Everyday life has returned to the Moda clothing store

“Shopping with a mask on is just exhausting and I don't enjoy it.” Today, however, the new autumn trends attracted canoes into the fashion store.

Rust, reds and browns in particular are all the rage this year, according to Mutlu.

“Maybe I'll find something to add to my wardrobe,” says Kanus with a wink and turns back to her advisor.

Back on the street: At the Untermarkt, a lady pulls a new gray suitcase across the street.

An exception - as a look into the leather goods store Tausend shows.

“The business with suitcases is practically non-existent at the moment.

It's still a struggle, ”says owner Margit Wolf, somewhat resigned.

One third of their offer is made up of luggage.

The only bright spot recently was the trade in school bags, says Wolf.

At this very moment a boy with a black and green satchel on his back struts in front of the mirror and examines himself critically from all sides.

In addition, a mother and her son are looking for a pencil case.

The woman fishes a blue specimen from the display: “Look, that would fit quite well?” After a scrutinizing look, her offspring nods in agreement.

Wolf happily watches the goings-on.

"Let's see what will come next.

But we're definitely not going to let it get us down. "

The only bright spot: trade in school bags

The situation is similar in Geretsried, a good ten kilometers away.

Loud construction site noise can be heard through the open door of the Osiander bookstore on Karl-Lederer-Platz.

Branch manager Sarah Ulbrich is standing behind the counter at the computer in the empty shop and is busy typing the keys.

School books are currently particularly popular with their customers.

What Ulbrich also notices: “You can tell that a lot of people spend their holidays at home.” Literature with hiking or cycling tours was literally torn from her hand.

One or the other buyer is still particularly careful when shopping, but “otherwise everything is normal with us”.

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Whether it's a changing mat or a potty: Karin Macher's customers are currently buying their baby equipment much earlier than usual.

© Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss

The baby paradise on Jeschkenstrasse has also returned to everyday life.

Boss Karin Macher has just walked from the office to the sales room.

In conversation with her customers, she currently notices one thing in particular: “People are afraid of a second lockdown.” This is reflected in their shopping behavior.

“When the baby arrives in January, the pregnant women will already stock up on the equipment.

That's not normal, ”says Macher.

As a result, customers are less demanding.

"If I only have one bike in the shop, they'll buy it - and people are happy they even get one."

We wouldn't survive this a second time.

Karin Macher, head of the Geretsried Baby Paradise

Meanwhile, Beatrix Schneider strolls through the shop in search of a present for the grandchild.

The Geretsriederin is still a long way from her normal shopping habits.

"At the moment I am ordering a lot more online, because I just feel safer," she reveals and heads for the baby jacket.

“Can I help you?” Macher is there immediately.

Schneider waves his thanks - and Macher makes his way back to the office.

The managing director emphasizes: "On the whole, business is running again, but we would not survive it a second time."

A normal working day was in some cases hardly possible for the companies in the district due to the corona pandemic.

Half a year has passed since then.

The companies have already taken one or two things with them from the crisis - also with a view to the future.

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