Print article The holiday season is usually a busy time of year for Anchorage-area retailers, but the spread of the coronavirus and the city’s “hunker-down” order have made business owners rethink how they can get their products to customers. From hand-delivering orders to virtual check-in lines, here’s how some Anchorage businesses are accommodating shoppers.
Books and toys December is typically one of the busiest months of the year for The Writer’s Block in Spenard, but co-owner Vered Mares says that hasn’t been the case this season. “We’re down between 50% to 75% of revenue, which, if you do the math, is not sustainable period,” Mares said.