With the city going into lockdown for the next 15 days, not much crowd was seen outside grocery stores and supermarkets in the Andheri East and Vile Parle areas as opposed to what it was last year. A lot of panic buying happened after a nationwide lockdown was imposed in 2020, but this time people chose to stay away from the chaos and many were even positive about the availability of essentials during the curfew period.

Big outlets like DMart focused on reducing the crowds by starting the coupon system again, while other grocery stores in the areas were seen running as usual.