Hamburg (dpa / lno) – In the city of Hamburg, many people used what is perhaps the last shopping Saturday before Christmas to buy their gifts. But there is no big rush on the shops, said Brigitte Engler from Hamburg City Management of the German press agency. The currently permitted capacities are rarely used to full capacity. “There are as many people in the city as there were on previous weekends, but compared to previous years it is around 50 percent fewer.”
On Sunday, the prime ministers are to discuss significantly tougher corona restrictions with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). “As it turns out, the hard lockdown will come before Christmas and not afterwards,” said Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) on Saturday. According to media reports, in addition to schools and day-care centers, retailers will also close with a few exceptions such as supermarkets.
In the retail trade in Hamburg, in addition to the significant decline in visitors, according to Engler, a corona-related change in the behavior of many consumers is also observed. They have the impression that mostly individuals are on the road who don’t stroll around, but rather work through a list of purchases quickly and specifically.
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