Some Mississippi retailers reopen

Mississippi retailers reopened with safety precautions in place.

SLOW START BY ALLACCOUNTS.ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OPENINGTHEIR DOORS AS THE STATE SLOWLYBEGINS ITRETURN TO BUSINESS... BUT ITWILL LIKELY NOTBE BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR SOMETIME TOCOME.

NOVELTY STORE ROCKETFIZZ...RUSHING BACK TOWORK ON THE DAY THE GOVERNORLOOSENEDTHE STATE'S SHELTER IN PLACEORDER.KELLY TISDALE IS JUST HAPPY TOGET BACK TOWORK."IT IS A REALLY EXCITING DAY FORME ESPECIALLY FOR SMALLBUSINESSES LOCAL BUSINESSSES.THISIS A PRIVATE FRANCHISE AND THISREALLY NEEDS TO REOPEN TOSTAY ALIVE IN THIS CITY." BUTROCKET FIZZ IS IN LONELY COMPANYAT THE OUTLETS OF MISSSISSIPPIIN PEARL.

THE SHOPPING CENTERIS SEEING ONLY ABOUT 10PERCENT OF IT'S BUSINESSESREOPENINGDOORS NOW."I DON'T THINK THEY ARERELUCTANT I THINK THEY WANT TOBESAFE TO HAVE SANITIZERS GLOVESAND MASKS AND THEYWANT PLEXI-GLASS IN FRONT OF THECASH REGISTER AT LEAST FOR THEFIRST MONTH OR SO TO SEE WHAT ISGOING TO BE HAPPENING." THERE ISSTILL SO MUCH UNCERTAINITY ASTHE GOVERNOR HAS ADAPTED HISSHELTER IN PLACE ORDER...TOALLOW LIMITED FLOW IN RETAILSTORES.LARGER RETAIL OPERATIONS LIKEBASSPRO HAVE ALREADY ADAPTED WHOCOMES INAT ANY ONE TIME..."YOU KNOW WE ARE LIMITED TO 100FOLKS IN AT A TIME AND THEN WEARE LIMITING THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE AT EACH COUNTER ASWELL.WE HAVE JUST GOT TOPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING THEWAY WE HAVE ALL BEEN TAUGHT."THE NEW ORDER OF BUSINESS...ATLEAST FORA WHILE... STILL SEVERAL DOZEN STORESSHUTTERED HERE AT THE OUTLETSBUT THEY ARE PLANNINGTO REOPEN THEIR DOORS IN THECOMING DAYS ANDWEEKS.JOURNEYS AND JOURNEYS KIDS JUSTTWO STORES THAT WILL OPEN THISFRIDAY.

LIVEIN PEARL SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTNEWS.

GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAYSREOPENINGMISSISSIPPI WILL BE A SLOW