City markets, malls reopen to lukewarm response

Social distancing markers in place; shopkeepers hope for footfall to pick up soon

Shopping malls and markets reopened in the Capital on Monday on an odd-even basis after nearly two months of lockdown. Sanitiser dispensers and markers for social distancing were in place as shopkeepers raised shutters with a hope to make their first sale after a long spell of no income. While most markets and malls bore a deserted look, few shoppers started trickling in from noon. At the Select City Walk mall in Saket, most shops reopened but some, including a few food joints, continued to have their shutters down.