Malls focus on safety norms to attract footfall

They also felt that strict adherence to safety guidelines has helped them attract visitors. Leading shopping malls such as Acropolis, South City and Quest are currently experiencing a surge in footfall and expecting that number of visitors will further rise with multiplexes reopening. “We are careful about safety protocols since the reopening of our mall and diligently following all the guidelines. We will allow people up to 50 per cent of our standard capacity of around 50,000,” Acropolis head K Vijayan said. Around 25 washbasins have been installed outside the mall and no one is allowed to enter the premises without a mask, he added. “Strict vigil on enforcement of the guidelines helped us attract people. Around 3,500 permanent and outsourced employees also remain safe. No one among our staffers has been detected with the disease till now,” he added. South City mall has witnessed a 20-30 per cent jump in footfall in recent weeks and is also concentrating on the frequent sanitisation of common touchpoints, an official said.