Economics

Businesses Transformed by Covid-19 Plan to Keep the Changes

  • More than 50% of companies use personal protective equipment
  • ‘I think we’ll be more prepared if this happens again’
A customer visits a Home Depot Inc. store in Reston, Virginia, U.S.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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For AugerPros Plumbing and Drain, having customers confined by Covid-19 yielded an unexpected bonus.

“Everybody going home and hearing a drip or hearing the toilet run -- it’s actually increased our business,” said Jerry Schrader, owner of the Dallas-area company.