As the Coronavirus restrictions ease, one area of retail that have no choice but to remain closed is Airport retail stores who are allowed to open but have virtually zero foot traffic due to travel restrictions that are currently in place.
Although there are many planes coming and going from Australian airports, most of them are cargo planes only and void of customers. Some stores that remained open, such as pharmacies, sometimes did not see a customer for up to 7 hours.
Planes now are loaded very differently than when they were loaded with passengers in the cabin and cargo in the cargo hold. Now airlines are trying to maximise the profit of each flight and packing the cabin with cargo.
There may be some reprieve in site for the retail outlets that were able to ride out the disaster. Fortunately Australia has performed flattening the Coronavirus curve so now flights are slowly ramping up with Qantas and Virgin announcing an increase in flights.
Retail in general is slowly ramping back up. Many stores have turned to online to make up for the shortfall in foot traffic. Stores like Esther & Co have done well with their online store during these times. Many customers have been shopping online at Esther & Co and using a Esther and Co discount code to save on their purchase.
As retail ramps up further, many are hoping that they will be back to at least 50% off what it was before Coronavrius.