AS SHOPPERS STAY AWAY, SMALL STORES SEEK REFUGE ONLINE
For small retailers across the country, the coronavirus outbreak has turned an already challenging business environment into never-ending uncertainty.
Amy Witt might have 20 customers on a good day in her Dallas women’s clothing store, and then none the next.
“It’s a rollercoaster we ride every day,” says Witt, whose store, Velvet Window, reopened May 1 after being closed since March. “We’re doing everything we can to cover expenses and keep the store stocked with inventory.”
Many of Witt’s older customers are still shy about going into stores, especially since the virus has resurged in Texas. As
