We thought maybe it was time to find out how Jobbers were faring during the COVID pandemic.
Jay Oberai of Partsmart, Richmond Hill remarked about his concerns and the day-to-day business.
“Since people have had to change their habits, we haven’t seen many people coming into the store… jobs are scarce in the north end of the city (Toronto).”
“Retail sales are down as are wholesale because shops are not busy… people are not traveling and are also very confused about whether they can take their vehicles in for service—that is hurting the repair shops.”
Essential service
“The general public sometimes assumes that many businesses are closed. In turn, they do not recognize that we are an ‘essential service’. In addition we have not really been affected by a shortage of parts… some we can get more readily than others.”