Life is stirring again in the malls at Westfield Miranda, which have been largely deserted for more than six weeks.
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Many shops have reopened in the last few days, spurred on by the approach of Mother's Day and growing confidence among shoppers as coronavirus cases decline.
Details of which shops are open can be found on the centre's website.
More than a dozen shops have closed permanently. They are enclosed by hoardings, which offer no hint of the previous occupant.
Harry Hartog book shop is one of the few small businesses in the Miranda centre that have traded through the coronavirus pandemic.
Apart from a week or two, when books were sold from the front door, the store has been open for customers to browse.
Manager David Dunmall said, "People are staying at home, but they still want somewhere to escape to for a short time".
Mr Dunmall said, with few people coming into the centre, book sales were less than normal, but "board games and jigsaw puzzles had been flying off the shelves".
The most popular adult title has been Julia Baird's Phosphorescence, which appears appropriate for the times, described by the publisher as "a beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can find and nurture within ourselves that essential quality of internal happiness".
Anh Do's superhero book E-Boy has been the biggest seller in the kids' section.
Nearby Rubyniks cafe, which is owned and operated by Sarah Johnston and Andrew Shalhoub, has also traded continuously through the restrictions, serving takeaway coffee, cakes and other basic food items.
"It has been very quiet, but we wanted to keep trading to provide coffee for our regulars and support Westfield who have been great supporters of our business for nearly 20 years," Ms Johnston said.
"The Job Keeper program has been very helpful in allowing us to stay open.
"We have been able to keep those of our staff who are eligible, and they are happy to do a few hours a week to get out of the house.
"But, it has been hard for our international employees, who are on various visas and are not eligible for Job Keeper.
"We miss our customers so much. We are a close community and we can't wait to be back open and busy."
