Online stores see increase in sales

Small businesses are cashing in with online shopping options, as in-person retail stores remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIRTUAL DOORS ARE WIDE OPEN.BUSINESSES LOCALLY...AND ACROSSTHE NATION ARE CASHING IN ON ASURGE OF ONLINE SHOPPING.IT'S BEING CALLED THE"SPENDEMIC".13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER AUSTINCARTER SPOKE WITH LOCALBUSINESSES ABOUT HOW THEY'READJUSTING AND TRYING TO MAKE APROFIT.THIS FAMILIAR HUSTLE AND BUSTLEOF VALLEY MALLS - AND SHOPSARE A DISTANT MEMORYNON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSESREMAININ G CLOSEDIN THE SILVER STATETO STOPTHE SPREAD OF COVID-19HOWEVER RETAIL THERAPYISSTILL ALIVE WITH A QUICKCLICK NATS TYPINGACCORDING TO ADOBEANALYTICS....ONLINE SALES INTHE U-S WENT UP 25 PERCENT ONAVERAGE FOR DAILY SALES INMARCH, THE SPIKE IN ONLINESHOPPING IS LARGELY DUE TOONLINE GROCERY SALES.MANY STORES ARE TRANSITIONINGFROM BRICK AND MORTAR TOVIRTUAL ONES.THE BEAUTY KITCHEN BOUTIQUESELLS SKIN CARE PRODUCTSNOW FINDING A WAY TO STILLTHRIVE ONLINE ((SOT))DANIELLE KIRBY - BEAUTY KITCHENBOUTIQUE "ONLINE SALES HAVEGONE UP A LOT SINCE THIS HASHAPPENED" AND IT'S A SIMILARSTORY AT THE NIEVE MALANDRACLOTHING BOUTIQUE - AND THEIRVIRTUAL STORE IS BUSY.THE OWNER - EVEN ADJUSTING THESELECTION TO FIT THE TIMES((SOT)) NIEVE MALANDRA "I HADTO GEAR EVERYTHING MORE TOWARDSONLINE OBVIOUSLY AND CHANGE MYINVENTORY AND MY ADS TOWARDSMORE LOUNGEWEAR, STUFF YOU WANTTO WEAR IN THE QUARANTINE"NIEVE SAYS ALTHOUGH ONLINESALES ARE STILL POSSIBLE - THEIN - STORE EXPERIENCE ISSOMETHING SHE HOPES SHOPPERSWILL BE ABLE TO DO SOON((SOT)) NIEVE MALANDRA "I THINKWE'RE GOING TO SEE SORT OF AREACTION TO THESE TIMES WHEREPEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO WANTSOME SAD NEWS TONIGHT, THE