It has been a tumultuous year for the liquor industry, but the team at Lifestyle TOPS have ploughed ahead with their vision of introducing a world class Tops liquor store to Ballito, with the extension and revamp of the store continuing behind the scenes during lockdown and behind the screens for the past few months....
World class TOPS liquor store in the making at Lifestyle Centre
The extension and revamp of the Lifestyle TOPS has been underway behind the scenes during lockdown. When liquor stores were closed by the government for the second time this year, the TOPS team took the decision to make good use of the lockdown period, bringing the project start date forward and accelerating the construction program,...
Lifestyle Centre a part of the Durban street fashion scene…
A big part of our ethos here at Lifestyle Centre Ballito is not only being a part of the community but also to play our part in sustainability and conservation. After doing a recent clean out of our store room, we handed over bags of our old fabric teardrop banners, which bore our old branding,...
Restaurants on Eat Street take a stand
Restaurants on Eat Street in Ballito’s Lifestyle Centre have joined the campaign to highlight the plight facing the restaurant industry in terms of the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, as well as loss of businesses by small business owners. Restaurants were already heavily affected during earlier lockdown levels, having to close down due...
Lifestyle Centre announces wins and losses
The nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus is claiming casualties all around the country and Ballito is no exception. Lifestyle Centre has announced a number of changes to their tenant mix. According to Lifestyle Centre owner, Bruce Rencken, “Our aim over this period has been to do everything in our power to ensure that the...
The Market and restaurants at Lifestyle Centre reopen for sit-down dining
Restaurants, fast food outlets and coffee shops have the ability to reopen across the country from today, subject to the restrictions under the current advanced level 3 of the Risk Adjusted Strategy. At Lifestyle Centre, a number of food outlets opened for business on Monday morning, including Zaras, Wimpy, Beira Alta and The Market, where...
Salons reopen and the return of sit-down dining is imminent at Lifestyle Centre
Salons at Lifestyle Centre are now welcoming customers for haircuts and beauty treatments under strict Covid-19 protocols. While sit-down dining has been unbanned, restaurants await more sector-specific rules and safety protocols, which have not yet been published by the government, leaving no legal way for them to open fully and serve their customers. A number...
Level 3 brings degree of ‘normality’ back to Lifestyle Centre
With the move to Level 3 of lockdown, the majority of stores at Lifestyle Centre will be back in operation from 1 June 2020. Notably 1. Liquor can be sold on the following days and times: Mon – Thurs, 9am – 5pm This means that TOPS and The Other Room at Alchemy will reopen, as well...
Stores open at Lifestyle Centre under Lockdown Level 4
A number of stores have reopened at Lifestyle Centre since the move to level 4, in South Africa’s phased approach to lifting the lockdown. Several health and safety measures and protocols are in place to continue the shopping centre’s efforts to prevent further spread of the coronavirus and reassure customers wishing to shop at the...
Lifestyle SUPERSPAR Bake Off
This past month, Lifestyle SUPERSPAR has been in search of Ballito’s Master Bakers! Noticing the increase in the sales of baking products being sold during lockdown, they encouraged Ballito locals to share their recipes via a Facebook competition run for the month of April, and encouraged them to support a local charity of their choice...