Vyto s Pharmacy, the homegrown Northwest Indiana pharmacy chain, is raising funds for the American Heart Association from customers at its stores in February.
Vyto s Pharmacy, the homegrown Northwest Indiana pharmacy chain, is raising funds for the American Heart Association from customers at its stores in February.
The coronavirus pandemic greatly disrupted the retail sector, on which it may have a lasting impact.
When COVID-19 swept across the nation last March, supermarkets had to scramble to figure out how to keep in-demand items like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, bread and cleaning supplies in stock while ramping up home delivery and curbside pickup. Other shops deemed non-essential had to come up with new ideas on how to keep revenue coming in the door when the state ordered them closed, such as turning to e-commerce, engaging more with clientele on social media and selling gift cards that could be redeemed later to loyal customers.
Indiana s statewide mask mandate ends Tuesday, but that doesn t mean people will be able to waltz into privately owned businesses without a face mask.
Many retailers and restaurants across Northwest Indiana plan to heed the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other medical experts and continue to require masks on their premises.
While some merchants may drop the mask requirement after the state ceases to mandate face coverings, big corporate chains and local mom-and-pop shops alike said they would continue to require masks on the property as a way to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has killed nearly 570,000 Americans thus far.