Originally Posted by
ElaineCovid
What I did find surprising, is that one of the nicest shops in our area went on line during pandemic, and decided to not re-open as a bricks and mortar store.... on-line only. I'm very disappointed with their decision.
I was starting to see a lot of this in my area even before the pandemic. I think a big factor is savings. The owner can run it out of her/his basement or garage, so very low overhead - rent, utilities, insurance, even labor. The downside is our inability to pet the fabric.
