HALIFAX The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way most us look at buying and selling all kinds of things, and that includes the auction industry. Live auctions with large crowds of bidders are just a memory now, and some in the industry say the pivot to online may have forever changed the art of the deal. When pandemic restrictions put the pause on in-person auctions, Wooden Rose Auctions did what a lot of businesses had to do- take sales online. “Going from a live, Sunday auction where everyone can socialize and have a great time, to sitting in front of a computer to make your purchases,” says Trish Giles, CEO of Wooden Rose Auctions.
Successful year for Monklands toy appeal
Hundreds of families across Airdrie and Coatbridge are benefiting from the generosity of local residents.
Norbert Grant of XACT collecting some of this year s 1500 Advertiser toy appeal donations from Tesco in Airdrie (Image: Douglas McKendrick/Airdrie & Coatbride Advertiser)
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