Local Small Businesses Are Being Forced To Completely Rethink Their Business Models Amid The Outbreak

Howard Monroe reports.

THAT IS VERY LATEST LIVE FROMBERWYN, I'M LESLIE VAN ARSDALFOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE BEINGFORCE TODD COMPLETELY RETHINKTHEIR BUSINESS MODELS MID THEOUTBREAK."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOWARD MONROE IS LIVE INRITTENHOUSE SQUARE WITH HOWSOME COMPANIES ARE ROLLINGWITH THE PUNCHES TO TRY TOSTAY AFLOAT, HOWARD.REPORTER: THAT IS RIGHTMANY BUSINESSES AROUND THECITY WERE FORCE TODD CLOSEBECAUSE OF THE MAYOR, GOVERNORSTAY AT HOME AND SOCIALDISTANCING DIRECTIVES.HOWEVER, THOSE THAT REMAINOPENED ARE NOW FORCED TO BECREATIVE.CITY BREWING LOCATED NORTH OFTHE CHINATOWN HAD TO CLOSE ITSTAPROOM, HOWEVER, THEY ARESOLELY OFFERING THEIR PRODUCTSON LINE.THOSE PRODUCTS CAN BE PICK UPAT THE BREWERY OR DELIVEREDTOUR HOUSE.UP UNTIL LAST WEEK THEY WEREALLOWED TO ACCEPT WALK INORDERS BUT THEY HAD TO STOPTAKING THEM WHEN MAYOR JIMKENNEY ISSUED A STAY AT HOMEORDER.BREWERY OWNER MELISSA WALTERSSAY THEY ARE STAYING ADOPTABLETO THE CONSTANTLY CHANGINGSITUATION.THIRTY DAYS AGO DID YOUEVER THINK YOU WOULD BE INTHIS POSITION.NEVER, NEVER, COMPLETELYNEW SITUATION, IT IS CHANGING,IT FEELS LIKE EVERY SINGLE DAYAND EVERY DAY I WAKE UP JUSTFIGURING OUT HOW TO GETTHROUGH THE DETAILS OF THEDAY.WE'RE HANG NOTHING THERE.IT HAS BEEN OKAY.REPORTER: THEY ARE NOT ONLYBUSINESS TO HAVE TO COMPLETELYRETHINK THEIR BUSINESSES.COMING UP AT 5:30 HEAR FROMOTHER BUSINESSES THAT WEREALREADY ON LINE AND ALREADYTAKING TAKE OUT ORDERS ON HOWTHEY HAVE HAD TO SEE THEIRPRACTICES.