Americans Are Avoiding Stores Again in New Virus Hot Spots
- Shops, eateries in Arizona, Florida see a drop in demand
- ‘People are scared,’ says restaurateur in Yuma, Arizona
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The Wandering Tortoise taproom in Phoenix saw a flow of customers after the stay-at-home order ended last month. Then traffic slowed as coronavirus infections began to spike, turning the state into a new pandemic hot spot.
In states from Arizona to Texas and Florida where Covid-19 is flaring up, small businesses like the Wandering Tortoise are seeing a drop in demand, salons report that customers are getting more skittish, and some restaurants had to shut down again after reopening. Even Apple Inc. had to close 18 stores, the latest locations in Houston.