Small New Hampshire businesses continue to suffer during pandemic, retailers say
Online businesses doing well during pandemic Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Jan 14, 2021
Online businesses doing well during pandemic Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Jan 14, 2021
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Show Transcript SOME OF THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD. , IT IS JUST A REALLY CHALLENGING TIME TO BE IN BUSINESS AND WE DO NOT SEE IT CHANGING FOR THE A WHILE. ANDY NANCY KYLE OF THE NEW : HAMPSHIRE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION SAYS THERE IS A DISTINCT LINE BETWEEN WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY. IN SPEAKING TO THE STATE ECONOMIC REOPENING TASK FORCE, SHE SAYS BIG BUSINESSES WITH A STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE HAVE DONE WELL DURING THE PANDEMIC. SMALLER, LOCAL SHOPS HAVE NOT. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RESTAURANTS. THERE IS NOT TOURISM RINGING IN PEOPLE AND SHOPPING, SO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE STRUGGLING. ANDY: KYLE SAYS ONLINE SHOPPING FOR THANKSGIVING WAS UP 44% BUT NOT FOR