Tenants at Westfield Bondi Junction are moving to the next phase of recovery as floral tributes are removed from the site following the shocking knife attack just over two weeks ago in which six people were killed.
“In the first few days after the tragedy there was a pickup in business ... but now we are seeing it is about 30 per cent quieter,” Urosevski said.“That also includes the most recent school holidays. Customers were keen to support local business, and we hope that will come back.”Steven Siewert On April 13, a busy Saturday afternoon, six people were fatally stabbed at the shopping centre by 40-year-old Joel Cauchi.Scentre management has been praised for its handling of the tragedy, and on Tuesday, chief executive Elliott Rusanow said the group was grateful for the support the community had shown each other throughout “this very difficult time”.
Westfield Bondi Junction is the largest shopping centre in Sydney and covers a large catchment area across the city’s east.The redevelopment opened in stages from November 2003 to August 2004, and the complex was subsequently renamed Westfield Bondi Junction.Flavio Brancaleone