Fashion companies have started taking thousands of workers on vacation without pay

Today, all malls will close and, following their closure, the fashion companies have started taking workers on vacation without pay
The Castro chain announced a complete shutdown of its operations except for online sales. Six thousand network workers were taken on leave pending a new announcement.
Hamashbir Consumer Network will also suspend its operations in the branches until after Passover. Hamashbir's employees will also go on vacation without pay. Our correspondent Amit Tomer says that the industry estimates that today more companies will announce a similar move.

Fox Group announced that it will close all its stores following the new directives announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to a statement sent by the group to the stock exchange, all of its 20 chain stores will be closed. Terminal X and Fox Home online trading sites will continue to operate. Most of the group's employees will go on a 45-day leave of absence. Among the networks owned by the group - Mango, Urban Outfitters, Llyn, American Eagle and more.
The corona effect continues to signal on the food chains as well. On Saturday, huge queues were registered at the Tiv Tama branch in the Ramat Hachayal neighborhood as well as at branches within the cities. Big queues also at am: pm in Tel Aviv and Givatayim. The Shufersal Online site once again fell, when even earlier, the closest delivery date was Thursday, when, as amended, the site provides a number of delivery dates to choose from.
For good taste in Dizengoff in Tel Aviv, the eggs and pastas were over. Buyer said: "I'm stressed out. I don't stand it and feel that I need to stockpile products. Yossi Shalev, CEO of Tib Tame, is at the Ramat Hahayal branch, but also describes the foreclosure in Netanya and Rishon LeZion:" Thousands of people arrive here. People. Lots. The fact that we're open on Saturday allows people to come along. "
"We stocked everything up front and we are full of merchandise. Except for the eggs there is everything, and right now we are also a little short on chicken products. We have everything from the storage products: toilet paper, towel paper, rice, pasta, vegetables. The sales increase is 40% and twice as many in the branches." .
Are you considering limiting some items to some of the products?
"We did not limit the amount of purchase on any product, because it is impossible to control it with the number of people here and no women limit. As long as there is a product on the shelf - we will sell it."
The Prime Minister's Office said on the backdrop of the food chains that "Food establishments in Israel continue and continue to work well. There are large inventories for food chains. Importing food into Israel continues. All of these create large inventories and therefore no need or justification for storing food. Food and Farm will continue. " Shopping madness was also in the author of "Keshet Flavors" in Kfar Saba. The place was packed with shoppers most of the day. Almost all the merchandise was bought, but on the network they promised that on Sunday morning the shelves would be full of food.
The Secretary of the Israel Agricultural Association, former MK Avshalom (Abu) Wilan, said: "A lull siren. Israeli agriculture knows how to supply all fresh produce vegetable dairy meat and dairy products. There is no shortage of sugar rice and imported meat. The next few people will be asked to stay in their home all food stores will be open and our produce farmers will continue to flow as a series. "