Retailers stare at losses as Delhi too downs shutters
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According to Praveen Khandelwal, secretary-general of the Confederation of All India Traders, businesses stand to lose Rs 600 crore per day because of the closure. Malls in Delhi were already shut from mid-April and saw dwindling traffic even during those weeks when the shopping centres were open.
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The lockdown in Delhi will deal a crippling blow to retailers already reeling under dwindling sales amid the deadly second Covid-19 wave raging nationwide. Retailers said the capital shutdown could push them into losses in the first quarter. Business had already declined by almost 70% in Delhi as consumers stayed away from markets and the lockdown will wipe out the remaining business, said Siddharath Bindra, managing director of ethnic apparel brand Biba.
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Biba MD s WFH den has shades of green and blue, calls it reflection of his personality
Biba MD Siddharath Bindra finds gardening therapeutic after a long day at work.
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Siddharath Bindra s bedroom-cum-home office overlooks the garden.
Siddharath Bindra, MD, Biba, says he finds gardening therapeutic. So, he designed his bedroom-cum-workspace as an extension of the garden, with greenery and water bodies:
My room, my space“I love spending time in my bedroom-cum-workspace at our house in Chhatarpur, New Delhi. It’s been designed with plenty of glass, stone and wood, all natural ingredients which give you the feeling of being one with nature. I don’t like anything that seems too