Crowds return to Orchard Road, long lines at mall entrances as shops reopen after more than 2 months

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SINGAPORE: Crowds were back at Singapore's Orchard Road shopping district on Friday (Jul 19), with many customers eager to make purchases on the ...

SINGAPORE: Crowds were back at Singapore's Orchard Road shopping district on Friday , with many customers eager to make purchases on the first day that retail outlets were allowed to reopen.

Customers queue up to enter Dior in ION Orchard on Jun 19, 2020, the first day the shop was allowed to reopen after Singapore's circuit breaker. NICE TO FINALLY BE OUT, SHOPPERS SAY A road crossing along Orchard Road. Many people were spotted along the famous shopping district on Friday afternoon. . According to managing director of Hugo Boss Southeast Asia Steven Lam, although traffic has fallen, sales on Friday at their Orchard outlets have returned to January levels. About 60 per cent of customers who came into the stores on Friday purchased something.

All the business owners said that they had been busy the past few days getting their premises clean and ready for the reopening, and putting in place the necessary safe distancing measures.

 

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