Non-Shop Shopping Center In Kudus Begins To Open, Including Ramayana

JAKARTA - A number of non-essential or non-essential shopping centers in Kudus Regency, Central Java, have begun to open after being closed since June 3, 2021 when the implementation of the implementation of the implementation of the emergency community activity restriction (PPKM) until it was extended to PPKM level 4.

The Store Manager of Ramayana Mal Kudus, Moh Ali Mas'ad in Kudus, Wednesday, admitted that it only started opening today, Wednesday, August 4th, after the road access to the Holy Square began to open, making it easier for visitors to visit Ramayana Kudus.

The day before, he admitted that he had not dared to open it because the partition was still in progress, so he was waiting for confirmation of the opening of roadblocks at several points that became access to the Ramayana Kudus.

Even if there is an opening on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 3, it certainly cannot be opened suddenly because they have to prepare themselves. While operating hours are also limited to 17.00 WIB.

With this concession, Ramayana Mal Kudus plans to do a warehouse wash for a number of its products as an effort to attract buyers. However, there is no massive promotion because it is still a pandemic period and visitors are also limited.

"The maximum allowed visitors is 25 percent. The promotion is not as intense as before through banners and leaflets, but enough through social media. It is possible that the number of visits is not large because the previous experience was around 1,000 people a day," he said, quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, during normal times the visit rate can reach 5,000 visitors per day, especially on Saturday and Sunday weekends. Meanwhile, it is predicted that there will be around 500 to 1,000 visitors per day.

Officers are also alerted to ensure visitors comply with health protocols, starting from wearing masks, washing hands, maintaining distance and avoiding crowds.

Meanwhile, the Store Manager of ADA Swalayan Kudus, Setyowati, admitted that her non-staple food outlets had reopened, but their operating hours were limited to 17.00 WIB. Meanwhile, grocery stores are open longer.

It is acknowledged that visitors have not recovered as before, because information about the relaxation for the shopping center may not be known to many people, including the opening of road access barriers. The level of consumer visits this year is still lower than in 2020, due to strict regulations during the pandemic and recovery has not yet reached 40s percent compared to before the pandemic.

The Head of the Trade Office of Kudus Regency, Sudiharti, admitted that he had sent a letter to all shopping center managers, that today (4/8) they were allowed to open with a limit of 25 percent of visitors for non-food items and operating hours from 09.00 to 17.00 WIB.