Yogeshwar Sharma, executive director and chief executive officer of Select Infrastructure, the organisation behind south Delhi’s Select Citywalk Mall, believes the beauty industry would be the least affected by the covid-19 crisis. “The biggest challenge the retail industry is facing right now is the uncertainty of what will happen next.
Will they have enough stock? Have they stored up enough? But it is too soon to tell," says Sharma. As a mall owner, it is challenging to handle expectations from retailers and yet manage to stay afloat, especially during a lockdown.
After all, the mall with around 180 brands used to get footfalls of close to 55,000 people on weekends. This has come down to about 100, with people coming only for the grocery