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The government’s infectious disease specialists propose the extension of the lockdown in Attica for one more week, with relevant announcements made in the afternoon by the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias. According to information from Newsbomb.gr, experts will review the epidemiological data next week and it is not ruled out that the restrictions could be extended until March 15.
Infectious disease specialists are concerned that there is no improvement in the number of cases, hospitalizations and intubations despite the closure. what’s more The increase in mutant strains and in Attica intensifies concern, so the government and experts emphasize the need to comply with the measures.
In these circumstances, the opening of retail trade remains a question mark. The government seeks to restart the market, but everything will be judged by the direction of epidemiological indicators in the coming days.
According to information from Newsbomb.gr, the possibility of the stores opening on March 8 is eliminated and the opening is now postponed to March 16.. As government officials have repeatedly pointed out, the resumption of social and economic activity will take place very carefully and gradually.
For their part, merchants are anxious, while the fact that the discount period is missed, means that the reduction in turnover will be the greatest. INEMY-ESEE’s research shows that sales during the discount period are extremely low. It is characteristic that more than 9 out of 10 companies register a lower discount turnover for 2020 compared to 2019. According to institutional estimates, the loss of turnover during this discount period will reach 3,000 million euros and will not exceed 2,500 million compared to the 5.5 billion in the corresponding period last year.
However, according to INEMY-ESEE research, the performance of the first two weeks, compared to the overview of the discount period, is much better. This differentiation has a double reading. In the first place, due to the traditionally better returns recorded during the first fortnight of the discounts and, secondly, due to the negative effects of the market closures (lockdowns) since mid-February in the Attica region, Acaya Evia, which represent more than 65% of the total business.
The results of the research on the failure of alternative sales methods and especially the click are interesting. It is characteristic that only for 1 of the 10 companies was the form (method) that worked best based on the measures applied in each region and sector.
At the sectoral level, the worst performance is recorded in the clothing and footwear sector, where for 95.6% of companies the performance of winter discounts for 2021 is worse than those of 2020.
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