Small retailers go online as customers avoid stores

August 24, 2020

Non-essential retailers face challenges getting shoppers through their store doors so many are moving online to generate new sources of revenue. Shopify, an online platform that hosts e-commerce sites, reported a 71 percent increase in new merchants coming aboard in the second quarter.

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