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Wichita Falls businesses are hoping to restart the city's economy after the COVID-19 shutdowns by having online sales Thursday through Saturday.
“Our regular stream of customers is not back yet,” Jan Saville, owner of Hello Again, told News Channel 6.
Businesses that are participating in the sales will have between 10% to 30% off different items. Hello Again and several other businesses have seen a drop in in-person customers and are hoping the online discounts through the Kickstart the Falls program will boost sales.
“There are those I know (who are) a little conservative and just want to wait this out a little while longer," Saville told News Channel 6.
To help with sales, businesses have joined together to promote items.
“There’s been a lot of collaborations formed and just seeing everyone get together and support each other and cross-promote each other so I think even though this was unexpected and unfortunate that we’re having to go through this last couple of months I think everyone will come out stronger because we’re so committed to that vision,” Jana Schmader, Downtown Wichita Falls Development executive director, told News Channel 6.
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