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Cool autumn weather could be turning point for malls hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 and are now reckoning with the aftermath.“The enclosed malls that don’t have the essential retailers, they were more dramatically affected (by COVID-19 lockdowns),” says Jane Domenico, senior vice-president and national lead at Colliers International in Toronto.“We’re seeing traffic improve. It’s more need-based visits, rather than the `Let’s go to the mall on Saturday’ entertainment visits.