How did the holiday shopping season shake out for local retailers? With COVID restrictions in place that limited store capacity, reduced foot traffic, and cancelled Men’s Night and Ladies Night downtown, many shop owners worried that the Black Friday to Christmas stretch would be markedly slower than usual this year. Checking in with retailers from Acme to Grand Traverse Commons, The Ticker heard that the 2020 holiday shopping season actually had many silver linings.
Quite a lot has been going on:
A nice surprise for business owners this holiday shopping season | WRGB
Hundreds of Teller County kids go holiday shopping with a hero | Pikes Peak Courier | gazette.com
Record Online Christmas Shopping Causes Influx Of Cardboard Recycling – CBS Denver
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Millions of cardboard boxes will be recycled this week in Colorado alone as those who celebrated Christmas with gift giving are now ridding of their unneeded packaging. The day after Christmas is often the busiest day for local recycling companies.
That was underscored Saturday as many took advantage of nice weather to go dispose of their materials.
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The demand for recycling was so significant in Fort Collins the Timberline Recycling Center was forced to close on Sunday to catch up on processing what they took in Saturday.
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Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.
Shoppers are expected to return twice as many items as they did during last year’s holiday period, costing companies roughly $1.1 billion, according to Narvar Inc., a software and technology company that manages online returns for hundreds of brands.
Retailers don’t want the returns, but they do want shoppers who may not feel safe going to stores to be comfortable buying things they haven’t seen or tried on in person.
Holiday retail sales jumped 3% as more people shop for decor and furniture for their homes - CNN
What you need to know when shopping for pet insurance
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Americans are spending a whopping $18 billion on veterinary care and that number is expected to rise as more and more people are becoming pet owners.
Pet insurance can help take the burden off these costs, but do you know which plan best fits your four-legged friends?
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"Just like having insurance coverage for a person and being prepared for that situation that hopefully never happens, you can do the same for your pets," said Jason Levine, vice president of Harry Levine Insurance.
Locally-Owned pet store puts playful twist on product shopping | News, Sports, Jobs - Minot
Jill Schramm/MDN Helen Gotvslee, store leader at Pet Supplies Plus in Minot, stands among the varied merchandise available at the new store on North Hill.
There’s something for just about every pet lover at a northwest Minot store that opened Dec. 18.
Pet Supplies Plus, a locally owned franchise, has a goal to offer a hassle-free way for customers to find better products and celebrate the fun of pet ownership. It is located in the Marketplace Foods mall at 2215 16th St. NW and has an affiliation with the Marketplace corporation.
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