One “silver lining” surfacing from the otherwise crippling coronavirus pandemic is that it has given people renewed enthusiasm to support local businesses. 75% of consumers plan to support local merchants as widely as possible once restrictions on non-essential businesses are lifted.
This was the finding of a new survey commissioned by Groupon and conducted by OnePoll. The study surveyed 2,000 people to gather their shopping plans post-COVID-19 lockdown. 67% of participants said they are more hopeful now than when the crisis first began.
