Clothing stores see ‘limited’ improvement in sales as Friday lockdown ends

Clothing stores see ‘limited’ improvement in sales as Friday lockdown ends

AMMAN — The lifting of Friday lockdown has boosted foot traffic in clothing stores, resulting in a “limited” improvement in sales, according to Jordan’s Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate President Muneer Deyeh.

In remarks to The Jordan Times on Tuesday, Deyeh said that the Kingdom’s clothing industry still suffers from low consumer demand, due to the limited time allowed for the businesses to operate, but the lifting of the Friday lockdown has helped in keeping shops running smoothly, which resulted in reduced Thursday shopping.

“If Friday lockdown is not reinstated, the performance of the sector will improve by almost 15 per cent after a while,” Deyeh said, noting that “although stores are emptier than usual when compared with the same period of previous years, there have been some positive results”.