Mango have now begun to reopen in Austria and the Netherlands, where national authorities gave the go-ahead for commercial activity to start up again in four and sixteen Mango stores respectively. In the course of this week, Mango is planning to reopen its remaining sixteen Dutch stores, as well as forty two shops in Germany, another country where lockdown restrictions are being eased.
“Mango’s priority is the health of its employees and customers. In compliance with local regulations, extraordinary safety and hygiene measures have been adopted in all [of Mango’s] shops,” – stated the company in the press release.
In addition to the stores mentioned above, 62 Mango shops have never stopped operating throughout this period. They are located in 17 countries where the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact has been less hard. Among them, Finland, Norway, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia and Belarus. At the same time, in markets such as in China, another 53 stores have reopened in the last few weeks.Mango’s 400 Spanish stores have been closed since March 14.
Because of this situation, the company decided to furlough 79% of its workforce in Spain, for a total of 4,767 employees. Mango has collaborated in the effort to purchase and distribute 2 million masks and to produce 13,000 gowns for medical staff. In addition, the company has introduced special policies for its top executives. The salary of senior managers has been reduced, and Mango’s CEO Toni Ruiz decided to forego his remuneration during the pandemic.
