The doors are open: retailers entice shoppers back

The doors are open: retailers entice shoppers back
Commercial Bay will reward shoppers with vouchers. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Brent Melville
After 84 days confined to 'click and collect', Aucklanders are ready for some retail therapy, judging by early lineups at shopping meccas around the city.Retailers will be allowed to open their doors from midnight Tuesday under stage 2 of the level 3 lockdown restrictions, and in some cases, retailers are planning to do just that.Eager shoppers were camped out before noon at Sylvia Park in Mt Wellington in the hopes of grabbing free merchandise from JD Sport, which will host its grand opening at the country's largest mall from 12:01...

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