Business owners blame federal pandemic relief for worker shortage, call for end of benefits
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It’s also about his time. Zohar, 56, has been working seven day a week since starting the business in 2004. “I’m getting my life back because I won’t need to work such long hours,” he said Friday. Since launching online shopping about a decade ago, cyber sales have climbed to represent 70 per cent of his business. Overall, about 80 per cent of online sales are to U.S. customers and five per cent are within Canada. He’s holding a sale to sell off toys and products that are difficult to ship. The storefront will likely close sometime in April just before the lease expires.