Each of our newsagencies and two of our gift shops suffered multiple blackouts today as Melbourne was buffeted by extraordinary winds. We stopped counting blackouts after seven in a few hours.
At Frankston they shut the newsagency and started playing the Carry-On partwork DVD on a laptop using battery power.
The major retailers have a straightforward approach to blackouts, they close. It makes sense given the size of their floorspace. There are OH&S implications as well as the heightened risk of theft.
We left it up to the managers to make a local call as to whether to stay open. At Forest Hill we are at an entrance to the centre and have good natural light so it was easier. Elsewhere it was a wait and see game. Frustrating not only for us but other retailers and customers trying to shop.
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