Pandemic Pushes Smaller Retailers Online
Peggy Parker The pandemic has hurt many small businesses, but it's been especially tough for those that rely mostly on foot traffic. The pandemic has forced many mom-and-pop businesses to learn how to sell online. Peggy Parker owns Christmas Creations in Normal. It's a holiday pop-up shop she opens every November and December. The store has been around for 40 years. Parker figures she didn't need to advertise much. When more retailers went online years ago, she viewed e-commerce as competition. “This was not going to be good for brick-and-mortar stores to be pushing people to online store...
Source: wglt.org