Petra Karthaus and COVID-19 Dear customers and friends, The fear about the coronavirus has the whole world in its grip. Here along Bloor Street, and in the Manulife Centre, shops have reduced their hours and changed their methods of operation. Here at Petra Karthaus, we are doing the same: We will be opening on Mondays through Saturdays from 11:00 am till 5:00 pm by appointment only and will remain closed on Sundays.  Our first priority is the health and safety of our guests and employees. We have increased our cleaning practices and disinfected the store; there's a lot more hand-washing going on; and we are careful to maintain our social distances. Manulife has removed the tables in the food court areas - takeout is still available. Unfortunately, EATALY has closed its restaurants but its food markets remain open. Petra Karthaus has postponed in-store events until further notice. Shopping by Appointment and Facetime/Whatsapp If you would like to shop by appointment please call or send an email and we will arrange a time for you to visit us for a private shopping experience. We also help our customers shop using Facetime or Whatsapp - we'll model and you choose! - and of course we can email you photos. Check us out on Instagram where we will be posting more than usual-and if you see items you like-we would gladly deliver to you! What's important now is to remember that we are all in this together.  + Stay in touch. Call people you know and make sure they're okay during this period of self-isolation. + Help out your elderly family members and neighbors by offering to run errands for them. And if you feel that in these trying times you could use a little retail therapy, then drop by Petra Karthaus. Better still, give us a call, and arrange a private appointment to visit. This is not the first crisis we'll weather together, and it won't be the last. But together we will get through anything.  Stay safe! Sincerely, Dorothea Merritt and the Petra Karthaus team