COVID-19 has killed off late-night shopping in Sydney's struggling CBD, with large retailers slashing traditional trading hours as shoppers continue to shun the city after dark.
Westfield Sydney opens until 7pm most nights and 9pm on Thursday nights, but stores such as Aesop, Bed Bath N' Table and Carla Zampatti close their doors no later than 5pm.have also made the city a less attractive destination after dark. Fiona Mackenzie, director of premium assets at Vicinity Centres, which manages the QVB, said Sydney’s CBD retail precincts had been significantly impacted by the pandemic.
A few stores are choosing to remain open late. Harrolds is open until 7pm each day and 9pm on Thursdays, Gucci opens until 6.30pm each day and M.J. Bale opens until 9pm on Thursdays and 7pm on weekends.that daytime visitation at some centres had almost returned to the same level as last year: "Night-time visitation is expected to lift throughout July as entertainment and leisure options open up.
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said physical distancing measures required to save lives continued to hurt the livelihoods of many people.
_andrew Late night what in Sydney CBD? Nothing happening late night except crime.
_andrew Coronavirus is more contagious at night?
_andrew NSW LNP under pressure from pubs were keen to scrap lockout laws well that did not work Now disease is killing biz
_andrew MSM has killed any hope for Australia. They peddle fear porn for their own profit. We should all turn our backs on sellout lame stream. They are redundant.
_andrew Women taking a swan dive off the top floor generally bad for business too
_andrew Uh, this happened 3 months ago. And it was the stores that cut their hours first.
_andrew Dr. Luc Montagnier reveals how Covid-19 is a lab accident. He was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the identification of AIDS.He currently works at University in China. The characteristics of the new coronavirus could not have arisen naturally
_andrew Make public transport more attractive after peak hours then maybe expect people to stick around.