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Rochdale business owner praises local community While the pandemic has proven to be a difficult situation for local retailers, many businesses have found that when faced with no other choice, they can adapt quickly and think up new ways to continue trading.
that’s been supporting us. People have been popping in for a catch up and buying a few new bits. It’s still awkward as most people are rightly being cautious about socialising and therefore don’t have that need for a new shirt but the support we’ve had has been fantastic."
Despite the positive mood, safety measures are still top priority in-store to ensure customers can shop with confidence. Philip added: "We don’t have a heavy footfall, so if customers want to try things on we can allow that and we can easily manage the garments that have been tried and isolate them appropriately."
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"Overall it’s made us be more pro active and helped us to appreciate the community we have around us, whether that’s our fantastic town centre, the great bars, the various independent shops or our loyal customers."
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