Crowded Malls In Mas Gibran City To Be Visited Ahead Of Lebaran 2021

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The level of visits from a number of malls in Solo began to increase ahead of Eid due to the high demand for new goods.

"Since the beginning of April, the improvement has begun to be felt, both on weekdays (normal days) and weekends (holidays)," said Public Relations Representative of Solo Grand Mall (SGM) Ni Wayan Ratrina in Solo, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, May 5.

He said the number of visits on Monday-Friday rose from 10,000 visitors per day to 12,000 visitors per day. Meanwhile, on Saturdays and Sundays, it increased from 12,000 visitors per day to 16,000-18,000 visitors per day.

In the last few days, he added, visits were concentrated in a number of clothing tenants due to the needs of Lebaran. Moreover, some people have started to receive holiday allowances (THR).

Despite the increase in visitors, his party is still trying to ensure health protocols are running well, one of which is by checking the body temperature of visitors before entering the mall.

Likewise, an increase in the number of users also occurred at Solo Paragon Mall. However, the Chief Marketing Communication of Solo Paragon Mall, Veronica Lahji, said that the increase in visits had begun to be felt since the change in regulations on the imposition of restrictions on community activities (PPKM).

"It says that children five years and over are allowed to enter the mall, indeed for under five years old, the elderly and pregnant women are still not allowed, but this easing has had a good impact on visits to our mall," he said.

In fact, he said, visitor traffic had increased by up to 100 percent compared to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that if at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the number of visits was only around 2,000 people per day, it would gradually increase to 4,000 people per day.

"But the health protocol is maintained. We also prepare security (security officers) at certain points. There are even mobile ones to break down the crowd and remind visitors if the health protocol is not appropriate," he said.