Charlotte mall loses well-liked chocolate keep, citing COVID and considerably less store site visitors

Jan. 26—Charlotte is losing a specialty chocolate keep simply because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Godiva Chocolatier at SouthPark mall will forever shut with 127 other North American shops, the Belgian chocolate maker said Monday.

The demand from customers for in-particular person buying has dropped for the reason that of the COVID-19 pandemic as extra folks shop on-line, according to the corporation.

“We have usually been concentrated on what our shoppers have to have and how they want to practical experience our brand name, which is why we have created this conclusion,” Godiva CEO Nurtac Afridi explained in a statement.

Most of the retail outlets nationwide will continue being open up via Valentine’s Day, one particular of Godiva’s most well-liked situations, spokeswoman Tara McTeague advised the Observer.

The corporation would not launch the amount of workforce influenced.

The SouthPark retail store presents curbside pickup and buyers can reserve a shopping time, according to the web-site.

In July, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Charlotte malls like Harmony Mills, Carolina Put and Northlake Shopping mall saw store closings, such as Lane Bryant, Ann Taylor Manufacturing unit Shop, Justice and Catherines.

New additions at SouthPark

Several retailers not too long ago opened at SouthPark, managed by shopping mall home owner Simon.

TravisMathew men’s sportswear model opened its very first Southeast area there, and Italian luxury vogue brand name Gucci opened a 5,000-square-foot retailer last month.

Piercing Pagoda, specializing in 14-karat gold piercing earrings, also is stated as a short while ago opened on the mall’s web page.

SouthPark shopping mall has 160 merchants, according to the web site.