Online but off the beaten track: small suppliers who deliver so much more
by Jude Rogers from on (#51D9D)
Supermarket giants are not the only game in town as local firms reinvent themselves to bring groceries and more to your door
As you sit at position 27,308 in your online supermarket queue, think again: there are smaller businesses out there that desperately need your help. Minimal trips for essentials are the order of the day in the time of coronavirus, as are home deliveries. Many independent firms are pulling out all the stops to help shoppers at this difficult time. But they need our support as much as we need theirs.
To stay afloat, small companies have had to shift their business models quickly in ways they would have never previously imagined, while helping their communities, including key workers and the vulnerable.
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