Laurent P. Couture MONTPELIER — On Tuesday July 11th Laurent “Larry” “Cooch” Couture, surrounded by love, made the peaceful transition to heaven. He fought a tough battle with Alzheimer’s. Born
Once popular shops are now just empty units. Non-essential retailers were forced to close three times over the last 12 months, under national lockdowns introduced by the government to stop the rising coronavirus infection rates. Lockdowns came at terrible times for retailers relying on trade from big shopping occasions like Black Friday, Christmas, and Valentines Day. Many customers turned to online shopping instead. As a result, business owners have had to rely on government grants and schemes to survive. Shops were only allowed to reopen for the first time this year on April 12 but high-street giants like Primark documented record sales.
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