Not All Retailers Are Made Equal During the Pandemic

The retail market is among the most impacted by the pandemic—but even within the industry, not all retailers have been impacted the same. Restaurants, enclosed malls and open-air shopping centers are all handling the pandemic differently. The differences range from government-implemented restrictions to consumer comfort.

“Many jurisdictions still restrict and limit the operation of enclosed malls, by significantly limiting and/or prohibiting in-store shopping,” Scott Grossfeld, a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson, tells GlobeSt.com. “The same rules do not tend to apply to open-air shopping centers. In open-air centers in many jurisdictions, retailers are currently generally permitted to operate with in-store shopping, although subject to some conditions aimed at limiting congestion and high customer traffic within the store.”