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Six months after closing their Devonshire Mall location, Anchor Coffee House announced the closure of their Huron Church location on Facebook Tuesday evening.
“Huron was our first brick & mortar location that we opened over seven years ago! Being in a business district surrounded by offices definitely hit hard when the lockdowns went into effect, and people started working mostly from home,” the post read.
Owners do say that COVID-19 was not the full reason for the closure.
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“As much as we love the business district, we were in and our loyal regulars in the area, we had outgrown our tiny cafe kitchen a while ago. The Huron location was home to the catering side of our business and a hub for breakfast and lunch to the surrounding area.”
Supermarkets, grocery stores, and convenience stores are allowed to have in-person shopping at 50 per cent capacity.
Large multi-department stores like Walmart and Costco are limited to 25 per cent capacity. A view of the western parking lot of the Devonshire Mall in Windsor on Dec. 26, 2020. Photo by Dalson Chen /Windsor Star A view of the southern parking lot of the Devonshire Mall in Windsor on Dec. 26, 2020. Photo by Dalson Chen /Windsor Star Customers line up to enter the Costo location on Walker Road in Windsor on Dec. 26, 2020. Photo by Dalson Chen /Windsor Star Customers line up to enter the Costo location on Walker Road in Windsor on Dec. 26, 2020. Photo by Dalson Chen /Windsor Star
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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely cut into Gerard Fahd’s business and the latest lockdown will trim profits further.
Fahd said client traffic plummeted at Gentlemen’s Choice barbershop on University Avenue West in downtown Windsor since the pandemic began last March. But the latest lockdown comes at the busiest time of the year for barbers and hairdressers.
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“It’s absolutely horrible for the business,” Fahd said Monday on Day 1 of the return to lockdown in Windsor and Essex County. “The last shutdown cut my business down by approximately 50 per cent I would say.”