Malls and Markets eopened with social distance limitations and long lines are seen in most of them

Malls and markets opened across the country after two months that were closed. The pressure to open the malls originated from the chain owners who lost millions of shekels in the time they were closed. At the same time, the pressure from the public who received his views among government ministers also led to the opening of the malls on Thursday. The malls will open with burdensome restrictions. Only about 3000 people will be able to stay in the mall at any given moment. Of the number, about eight hundred of the mall workers will be employed. The question asked how long will be the queues of applicants to enter the malls. The public will be required to keep two feet apart. In many stores, distances have been marked to help the public and shop owners. The revenue of stores seems to be less than a quarter of the revenue that retailers have become accustomed to.
The major markets opened Thursday morning. The Carmel market in Tel Aviv and the Mahane Yehuda market have been opened, although it will be very difficult to maintain the distance the Ministry of Health requires.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) data released on March, a 19.1% increase in food chain revenue was recorded. .
The sharp rise in food chains has led to an increase of 4.1% in March in all marketing chains. It can be estimated that most of the increase was achieved from the contribution of food and pharmacy chains, since apart from most of these areas, most of the retail activity was disabled with the closure of shopping malls and street shops, following the Ministry of Health's guidelines.
A quarterly analysis shows that in January-March, there was an increase of 2.2% in the total revenue of the marketing networks. This is after an increase of 3% in October-December 2019. In the first quarter, the food chains saw an increase of 11.5% over the same period last year. This is, as stated above, mainly in light of the March storm of consumers, who sought to prepare enough food in case of prolonged closure.
Revenue data in marketing networks refer to food-specialized chains and chains that specialize in products such as apparel, footwear, electrical appliances, household goods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toys, books, office supplies and optics. Apart from the food and farm chains, most stores were closed during the month.
According to Stornecast, March, which was the month of preparation for the Corona crisis, led to a 40.3% jump in consumer goods (food, beverages, grooming and cleaning) sales, and sales totaled NIS 5.4 billion. The increase in demand was immediately translated into reduced offers - and consumers had to pay for high food prices.
The increase in sales was accompanied by a 1.1% rise in prices compared to March last year, according to the company's price index. Price increases were recorded even though the Passover year began in early April, and discount deals were scheduled for Passover. Most of the increase was recorded in March, and from the beginning of the year prices rose by 0.5% over the same period last year.