Lockdown 2.0: Malls, eateries press reset button amidst Covid crisis

Single shifts, contactless shopping on cards

Restaurants, malls and multiplex operators will increasingly look at restricted business hours, single shifts and contactless shopping and dining as they plot a road map to recovery once the nationwide lockdown is lifted.
 

While the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had announced relaxations last week in a bid to resume economic activity from April 20, malls, eateries and theatres have remained closed to prevent crowding and spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) disease.
 

In a virtual conference on Tuesday, executives such as Riyaaz Amlani of Impresario Hospitality, Alok Tandon of Inox Leisure and Dalip Sehgal of Nexus Malls, a Blackstone