Meal vouchers a positive step to revitalise Sydney CBD

Friday 18 June 2021

The Australian Retailers Affiliation (ARA) has welcomed the NSW Authorities’s announcement of $100 meal vouchers to be used on Fridays as a constructive step to assist revitalise the Sydney CBD.

Shoppers will have the ability to bundle 4 $25 vouchers collectively in a single transaction – a key suggestion from the ARA, which is able to entice extra individuals and households into the town.

ARA CEO Paul Zahra stated the vouchers will assist generate extra foot visitors by way of the CBD and ship stream on advantages for retailers.

“The Sydney CBD isn’t the thriving hub it was once, with individuals selecting to do business from home and an absence of vacationers stopping retail companies from buying and selling at their full potential,” Mr Zahra stated.

“Small companies particularly are in deep ache, and whereas the CBD workplace occupancy charge has been steadily bettering, there aren’t as many individuals doing the issues they might be usually – like grabbing a espresso from a close-by café, procuring throughout their lunch break or having dinner and drinks within the metropolis after work.

“Friday’s have been recognized as low attendance day for metropolis employees across the nation and we help the rising focus nationally round Friday promotions to assist stimulate visitation – as we now have with ‘FOMO Fridays’ in Melbourne and ‘Fridays within the Metropolis’ in Brisbane.

“There’s a sturdy hyperlink between hospitality, occasions and retail and the meal vouchers are a implausible solution to get individuals again having fun with the very best of what the Sydney CBD has to supply. Extra individuals eating out means extra individuals out and about within the metropolis supporting our retail companies and reforming constructive habits round CBD experiences.

“The ARA has been working intently with the NSW Authorities on methods to revitalise the Sydney CBD, together with the usage of meal vouchers, and we thank them for his or her management and focussed help for companies.

“Immediately’s announcement builds on the profitable Dine and Uncover vouchers, which delivered a much-needed enhance for the economic system, as nicely 200,000 lodging vouchers for resort stays within the metropolis, that are as a result of be rolled out quickly.

“The reactivation of the Sydney CBD is vital for our nationwide financial restoration, and we congratulate the NSW Authorities for his or her sturdy management and help for enterprise.”