Coronavirus (non political)

[Back2RFK]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

My work{family owned jewelry store outside Houston}closed yesterday,supposed to be temporary but I dont know if it's going to pull thru or not.We've had very few customers the past week and we we're the only store left open in the strip center because everyone else had shut down because of the virus.Now Houston has ordered the shelter in place except for essential personnel till April 3rd{but I'm thinking this will be extended,shit wont be over by then}.
Before Hurricane Harvey in 2017 they remodeled store at a cost of around 100 grand,then Harvey hits and floods the place{no flood insurance}so they take out small biz loan to re-open,now this.I dont think they can survive for extended period.I've been a jeweler for them almost 25 years,it is very depressing to think I will have to start over somewhere else after all this time at 58 years old,and thats if I will be able to find work.The jewelry stores that do survive the shutdown will not be looking to hire anyone,it's not like things are going to pick up just like they were before the virus hit,it's going to take awhile before things recover.

Does the store have a web page they could sell Jewelry on line? Do you have a customer base you could email and have special deals to get money moving?

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Back2RFK

Does the store have a web page they could sell Jewelry on line? Do you have a customer base you could email and have special deals to get money moving?

Unfortunately I think jewelry stores and other non essential businesses are going to take a long time to recover. I think this crisis has caused many people to be blindsided by the loss of a steady paycheck for the first time in their lives. Even if a person gets laid off or fired quite often they have seen it coming. No one could have predicted this mess. For that reason I think many people are going to save like never before. I think the big benefit of this are going to be discount stores. I think a lot of Nordstrom customers are going to end up in Walmart or Target.

[Back2RFK]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

Unfortunately I think jewelry stores and other non essential businesses are going to take a long time to recover. I think this crisis has caused many people to be blindsided by the loss of a steady paycheck for the first time in their lives. Even if a person gets laid off or fired quite often they have seen it coming. No one could have predicted this mess. For that reason I think many people are going to save like never before. I think the big benefit of this are going to be discount stores. I think a lot of Nordstrom customers are going to end up in Walmart or Target.

Well from what i heard this new relief package is suppose to match the actual lost income not just a %.