A letter from the president

Dear fellow traders and professionals,

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge us. The lockdowns, coming often and at the last minute, have made it hard for so many of our traders. Many of you had to close doors again and operate in a limited capacity, putting further strain on your business. We look forward to getting through this so our business community can return and thrive again.

I am pleased to share some personal news – Dymocks Camberwell is back in business! We have found a new home at 208 – 210 Camberwell Rd, a few doors up from Rivoli Cinemas. As many of you know, Dymocks Camberwell has been part of the precinct for more than 21 years so we are really pleased to be back in the precinct and welcome you to come in and say hello.

It has also been good to see some other vacant shops being leased, showing confidence in our shopping precinct. Some traders have taken this opportunity to relocate within the precinct and others have used the lockdown as a time to refresh and refurbish their stores. New shop fit-outs and cleaning up shopfronts will help make the street look more vibrant when customers return, so let’s hope more get on board with this.

As the Christmas season approaches, it’ll be important for us to take advantage of extended daylight hours to maximise sales. You may want to extend your trading hours to allow customers to shop around their working hours. It’s also important to continue to offer extra services; some customers will still want to use click-andcollect and home deliveries. For restaurants, it may be worth making pickup takeaway cheaper to incentivise customers so you can save on using expensive thirdparty delivery services.

If you need advice or assistance in relation to marketing your business over the coming months, please contact our precinct manager Kerry Daly. We are still running promotions and marketing activities and have ways we can also promote your individual businesses.

I wish you all the best for the rest of the year.

Regards,

Henk Kelly-Kobes

President, Camberwell Centre Association