A new Facebook page has been set up profiling local retailers.
'Waterford On Line' is promoting local businesses who have an online option for customers during the pandemic.
Waterford On Line will act to promote local businesses of all types who have an online shopping option for their...
Posted by Waterford Online on Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Glenn Sheridan is behind the page.
"Essentially it's to encourage shopping locally, online during the shop closures. It's going to link businesses with their customers just by spreading the word that we have provisions online, we are closed but we can still sell to you."
Glenn Sheridan says it's so important to continue to shop local.
"Sometimes when people think of shop local they don't necessarily match that with shopping online and that's the point of this page. Shop online can still mean shopping locally.
"Businesses are closed, they can't trade as normal in their brick and mortar stores, however, they still have overheads and they still have shop floors and stockrooms full of stock which has been paid for.
"We need to ensure these businesses are still there for us after this finishes.
"We've already seen major victims such as Debenhams and unless there are some measures put in place by the government we are certainly going to see more victims."
#WaterfordOnLine facebook page will act to promote local businesses of all types who have an online shopping option for their customers during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Shopping On Line can still mean Shopping Local !! pic.twitter.com/SNxomlVC28
— Glenn Sheridan (@glennpsheridan) April 16, 2020
