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Anchorage businesses benefiting from online pandemic sales
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 9:14 am EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Some small businesses in Anchorage say they are profiting by reaching out online to customers they will not likely see during the coronavirus pandemic.
Business have adapted to health restrictions that have slowed or ended in-person sales by displaying inventory on new or revamped websites, Alaska Public Media reported last Friday.
Janet Gregory, who owns Over the Rainbow Toys, said the store is in the midst of its busiest period of the year. The business normally makes about 30% of the year’s sales during the last six weeks of the year.
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