As Shoppers Stay Away, Small Stores Seek Refuge Online

As Shoppers Stay Away, Small Stores Seek Refuge Online
Monique Kursar, left, completes a purchase with Amy Witt, owner of the Velvet Window, in Dallas on May 13, 2020. LM Otero/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—For small retailers across the country, the coronavirus outbreak has turned an already challenging business environment into neverending uncertainty.

Amy Witt might have 20 customers on a good day in her Dallas women’s clothing store, and then none the next.