Shopping mall footfall shows improvement, Growthpoint says
Footfall in June was 80% of the same month in 2019 as Covid-19 lockdowns ease, but some retailers are faring better than others
22 June 2020 - 11:31
SA’s largest property company, Growthpoint, says footfall in malls has improved in June to about 80% of the same month in 2019, adding that there were signs that the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic had passed.
Western Cape shopping centres, which are in established urban areas where people are acutely aware of the spread of the virus, are hardest hit with the number of shoppers having decreased 50%-60% when compared to the same time in 2019, the group said in a trading update...
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