Shopping

Commercial rents, and therefore store values, are set to suffer strong pressure in the coming months, as the crisis generated by the coronavirus is growing both in intensity and duration, which is weighing on private consumption.

Shopping centers, department stores and retail parks opened on Monday for the first time since March 14, when they had been ordered to close by the government.
Their reopening came two weeks earlier than originally planned, but with strict rules such as the compulsory use of face masks not only by staff but also shoppers.

Authorities in Istanbul have introduced stricter measures, particularly for the use of air conditioners and shopper traffic inside the venues, for the city's malls after people swarmed shopping centers and social distancing rules were largely violated after they reopened on May 11 as part of the "normalization program."

People have flocked to barbers, hairdressers and shopping malls after they opened on May 11 as part of the first phase of Turkey's normalization plan.

But Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca criticized some photos of people lining up without face masks and waiting in long queues outside several malls while not heeding social distancing rules.

Turkey on May 11 saw shopping malls, barber shops, and beauty salons open up under new social distancing restrictions as the first phase of easing measures, which were taken to control the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Turkey is preparing to ease the strict measures gradually it had introduced to spread of the coronavirus that has already resulted in the deaths of 3,500 people. But the daily lives of millions is not likely to be the same as many of the curbs, even though partially relaxed, will remain in place.

The Online Marketing Research Agency JTN conducted a national-representative survey on April 20-24 on the consumer behavior trends in the conditions of COVID-19. It aims to outline major changes in customer behavior and attitudes.

Online shopping is continuing to increase in the European Union (EU). Together with increasing use of the internet and improving security standards, consumers appreciate the possibilities of being able to shop anytime, anywhere, with access to a wide range of products and easy price comparisons.

As he explained, artisan shops, shoemakers, tailors, car mechanics, technical goods stores, construction materials shops will be open, except those in shopping malls.
Other stores will be open on April 27 if they are sized less than 300 square feet. These also include hairdressing and beauty salons, gyms, but special protection will be required for them.