Stores in shopping areas in Rotterdam and Amsterdam saw "substantially" fewer customers over the past days, compared to the same period last week, Detailhandel Nederland said to AD after speaking to shopkeepers. Detailhandel Nederland does not have any hard figures yet, but said that shops reported fewer customers. "The obligation to wear a mask seems to keep people away," director …
Dutch retail association Detailhandel Nederland is calling on the government to come up with uniform and unambiguous social distancing rules for shopping streets. "The crowds on the shopping streets are increasing, and that is good But we have to manage that properly," Duursema said. Now agreements about the shopping streets are needed and then everyone is welcome again, provided people …