Mother's Day Offers Bright Spot For Small Businesses During Pandemic

Howard Monroe reports.

TICKETS.THE PARK MADE CHANGE TO MEETSOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.MANY RETAILERS ARE SHUTDOWN WE ARE HEARING SOMEJEWELERS IN FLORIST AREREPORTING INCREASE IN SALES ASMOTHERS DAY DRAWS NEARSOFFERING A BRIGHT SPOT FORSMALL BUSINESSES.HOWARD MONROE HAS THIS REPORT.REPORTER: WHILE BRICK ANDMORTAR STORES ARE CLOSED ONLINE ORDERS ARE COMING INRAPIDLY AND YOU CAN STILL GETTHE PERFECT PIECE OF JEWELRYOR FLOWERS FROM MOM, HOWEVERYOU NEED TO ACT QUICKLY.BY THE TIME SATURDAY COMESWE MAY PRETTY MUCH BE SOLDOUT.REPORTER: FOR DENISE, THATIS NOT NECESSARILY A BADTHING.SHE OWNS FLOWERS BY DENIESLOCATED IN NORTHERN LIBERTIES.THE FLORIST IS CLOSED TO WALKINS BUT SHE SAID ON LINEORDERS ARE COMING IN AT AHIGHER RATE THEN USUAL.A LOT OF PEOPLE OBVIOUSLYTHEY CANNOT SEE THEIR MOM ORGRAND MOM AND SO FLOWERSDELIVERY HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY.REPORTER: THAT IS A BRIGHTSPOT IN THIS ECONOMY WHEN WEARE GETTING BAD NEWS EVERYDAY.IT DEFINITELY HAS BEEN KINDOF A BRIGHT SPOT EVENOVERWHELMING.EVERYBODY HAS A BIRTHDAY,ANNIVERSARY DIFFERENT BUTCHRISTMAS, VALENTINES DAY,MOTHER DAYS ARE THREEUNIVERSAL HOLIDAYS.REPORTER: STEPHEN SINGER ISOWNER OF STEPHEN SINGERJEWELERS BASED IN CENTER CITY.THEIR SHOWROOM IS CLOSED BUTON LINE SALES HAVE NOTSTOPPED.ON LINE ORDERS HAVESKYROCKETED.DOESN'T COMPENSATE FOR INSTORE OTHERS WE HAVE MISSEDBUT IT IS NICE TO SEE WE AREABLE TO HELP PEOPLE.REPORTER: THEY ARE DONATINGA PERSIAN OF THE GOLD,PLATINUM ROSES TO FEED FIRSTRESPONDERS.EARLIER THEY BOUGHT MEALS FORTHE ENTIRE HOSPITAL STAFF ATTEMPLE HOSPITAL.AND THEY HAVE ALSO PROVIDEDMEALS FOR THE STAFF ATJEFFERSON, PENN, PENNPRESBYTERIAN, CHOP AND OTHERHOSPITALS.TO DATE THEY HAVE HANDED OUTOVER 2,000 MEALS.A TINY LITTLE FRACTION ONOF A THING WE CAN DO TO SAYTHANK YOU A INN TO HELPPEOPLE.REPORTER: THEY SAY THEYWILL MAKE DONATIONS FOR ASLONG AS THIS PANDEMICCONTINUES.ALSO TOMORROW THEY WILL BEDELIVERING EVEN MORE MEALS TOTHE STAFF AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY