Calli Swofford woke up with mixed emotions Saturday, the first day in nearly two months that she’d be opening up her home goods shop off Tennyson Street to foot traffic after Denver’s stay-at-home order expired.
The small business owner was excited to welcome back customers, but also a little nervous as she sought to make shoppers feel safe while they perused her homey Miller Lane Mercantile store in Berkeley.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Local restaurant asks customers to invest through bonds
Cadre on University Ave. is selling restaurant bonds to customers who want to support their business while temporarily closed.
“We wanted something that reminded people that we were focused on reopening and the future and doing what we do,” Chef and Owner Evan Dannells said.
Similar to gift cards, customers can buy a bond now and use it later, but different in that bonds are used after it matures.
La. business owner and her customers send care packages to healthcare workers
Shoppers face long lines as retail stores limit customers upon re-opening
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -- Phase one of Governor Roy Cooper's plan to re-open the state went into effect Friday at 5 p.m. -- one piece of the initial phase is the re-opening of retails stores in the state.
However many of those stores didn't open back up until Saturday morning, meaning lengthy wait times just to get inside.
Many of those retail stores are now taking extra precautions.
For example, stores are only allowed to have 50% of their capacity inside the store at once.
Under phase one requirements, stores are supposed to urge customers to stay six feet apart and provide hand sanitizer if available.
With Mother's Day approaching, one shopper said she waited in the long lines so she could pick up a gift for the weekend.
And here's another article:
Buncombe County businesses welcome back customers on first weekend of state's Phase 1 | WLOS
Carson City businesses gear up for walk-in customers | NevadaAppeal.com
The Purple Avocado owner Sue Jones usually sets out one or two chairs before Mother's Day each year for last-minute shoppers looking for that something special. For 2020, with COVID-19 taking its toll, today might be unusual if it makes the staff spread some chairs more than 6 feet apart for an even longer line and more extended waits.
Jones and her husband Stan on Friday scurried quickly with their preparations after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Thursday he would ease restrictions for Phase 1 and allow certain retailers to reopen as of midnight today.
NYSEG warns customers about new scams
(WBNG) -- NYSEG released a statement saying they have received reports of customers getting calls from individuals who claim to be employees of the company on Friday.
NYSEG is asking customers to refrain from giving out personal information to unsolicited callers. They say customers have reported receiving calls threatening to cut service unless immediate payments are completed over the phone.
Local business owners prepare to welcome back customers - KitchenerToday.com
Hardware stores and safety supply stores are once again welcoming customers inside, and on Monday, retail stores with a street entrance can begin offering curbside pickup and delivery.
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Although this comes as welcome news to many of our local businesses, the message from the business community as a whole is clear - we only want to open once.
Greg Durocher is the President and CEO of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and tells 570 NEWS many businesses cannot afford to have another shut down.
Happening on Twitter
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