How to support local Portland and Oregon businesses this holiday season without leaving your house
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
Crafty Wonderland usually draws thousands of people to its annual holiday market at the Oregon Convention Center, but opted to go virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian LC)LC- The Oregonian
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It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a tough year for Oregon retailers.
Many are still struggling to recover since being forced to briefly close at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, while others have shut their doors for good. More than half of 60 small businesses surveyed in September by Bricks Need Mortar, which advocates for independent Portland retailers, reported that their sales were down 50% to 90% compared to the same time last year.