Some Greenville businesses ready to reopen, others still hesitant

Governor Henry McMaster allows retail shops to reopen, but not all stores will get back to normal just yet.

OWNERS ARE DOING NOW RENEE.GABRIELLE BUSINESS OWNERS ISPEAK WITH ARE REALLY TRYING TOBALANCE THIS REOPENING ON THEONE HAND.THEY TELL ME THEY WANT TO SERVETHEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEY FRANKLYNEED TO MAKE MONEY BUT ON THEOTHER THEY WANT TO KEEP STAFFAND C1WE WANT TO BE VERY KIND OFCONTROLLED WITH WHO COMES IN.WHAT THEY TOUCHED ARE KIRKLANDAND HER HUSBAND ARE PLANNING ONOPENING CUSTARD BOUTIQUE BACKUP, BUT WITH LIMITED HOURS ANDONLY A FEW PEOPLE IN THE SHOP ATA TIME.THEY’RE STILL ENCOURAGING FOLKSTO STAY AT HOME AND SHOP ONLINEYOU COME IN AND YOU’RE TOUCHINGTHINGS LIKE WE HAVE TO SANITIZETHEM AFTERWARDS FOR EVERYONE’SSAFETY.IT’S NOT BECAUSE WE THINK THATYOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING IT’SJUST THAT WE WANT TO DO THERIGHT THING FOR EVERYONE SOUTHCAROLINA’S GOVERNOR HENRYMCMASTER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENTMONDAY AFTERNOON THAT IF THEYSIX FEET APART AND LIMIT THE OFPEOPLE INSIDE SOME NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES WILL BE ALLOWED TOREOPEN FURNITURE STORE SHOESTORES DEPARTMENT STORES MUSICSTORE SPORTING GOODS STORESCRAFT FLEA MARKETS IN FLORES,BUT SOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSIN GREENVILLE WORRY ABOUTKEEPING SHOPPERS AND STAFF SAFEFROM COVID-19 GENE BERGER WHOOWNS HORIZON RECORD SAYS THEY’LLONLY BE DOING CURBSIDE DELIVERYAND HOPE FOLKS WILL CONTINUE TOSHOP ONLINE.IT’S VERY SAD A FOR US ASSMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE ANDRETAILERS TO KNOW THAT WE AREHAVING TO TAKE THE LOAD OF THEDECISION PROCESS IN OUR HANDS TOPROTECT OURSELVES IN OURCOMMUNITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODSWHEN OUR LEADERSHIP AT STATELEVEL AND NATIONAL LEVEL HAS NOTALWAYS HAD THAT LEVEL OF CAUTIONTHAT WE SHOULD HAVE.SO CAROLINA SALONS AND SPAS ARESTILL NOT ALLOWED TO REOPEN.IT’S JUST SO CHALLENGING FOREVERYBODY ALL AROUND.IT IS SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTING,BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE THISRESPONSIBILITY TO OUR GUESTS OURTECHNICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY.SO WE ARE GOING TO STAY THECOURSE YOU DO.WHAT’S RIGHT FOR SURE.NOW ALL BUSINESSES IN SOUTHCAROLINA THAT ARE ALLOWED TOREOPEN DO HAVE TO FOLLOW THOSESAFETY GUIDELINES THOSE SOCIALDISTANCE GUIDELINES.IT’S STAYING SIX FEET APART FROMONE ANOTHER.IT IS ALSO DEPENDING ON YOURBUSINESS.YOU HAVE TO EITHER KEEP IT AT 20PERCENT CAPACITY OR FIVECUSTOMERS PER 1,000 FEET.AND THE ORDER ALSO SAYS THATSHOP OWNERS HAVE TO CLEANEVERYTHING / CDC AND STATEHEALTH OFFICIAL GUIDELINES.LIVE IN GREENVILLE TONIGHT RENEEWUNDERLICH