Charlotte Lillywhite Lulu Mitchell at her Hampstead High Street florists. - Credit: Charlotte Lillywhite One Hampstead trader said the second lockdown "wiped us out completely", while another said she was panicking and in dire need of a strong final week of Christmas shopping. Karen Briggs, who owns Jewel House Rocks which has a pop-up shop at Hampstead Community Market on Fridays, said the pandemic has been a “huge blow”. Having to be shut for the majority of November, she said, had driven her to create an online store on Etsy. Lulu Mitchell, who owns Lulu’s Flowers on Hampstead High Street, said: “We are panicking, we need the Christmas trade now. It’s been a nightmare.”