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Berlin (dpa / bb) - Despite the restrictions on retail trade announced by Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller and the approaching Christmas party, the rush in the shops on Saturday was limited.
When the sun was shining from time to time, numerous people were out and about in the Tauentzienstrasse, Kurfürstendamm and Schloßstrasse shopping streets, but there were initially no longer queues.
Individual shops and Christmas stalls in Charlottenburg had prepared for larger crowds with floor markings.
Barrier tapes to guide queues were stretched in front of the KaDeWe.
At lunchtime, however, the number of shoppers was limited, so that no people were standing in front of the department store.
Short queues with five to ten people formed in front of individual designer sales areas.
Something similar was evident on Schloßstraße in the Steglitz district.
Individual short queues formed in front of shops with smaller sales areas such as a perfumery and a tea shop.
Müller announced on Thursday that non-grocery stores would have to close by January 10th.
This is to avoid infections with the coronavirus.
At first it was not clear when this would apply.
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On Sunday, the prime ministers are to discuss significantly tougher corona restrictions with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) expected on Saturday that a hard lockdown would come before Christmas.