Fireworks Stands Say Canceled Summer Events Could Increase Sales

What sales have been like for one vendor that opened this morning and expected impact of COVID-19 on the fireworks stand.

YEAR, FIREWORKS SALESAMONG INDIVIDUALS AREEXPECTED TO BE BIGBUSINESS.JUST REMEMBER THEREARE A NUMBER OF RULESAS TO WHEN AND WHEREYOU CAN BUYFIREWORKS AND WHENYOU CAN SET THEM OFF.WE HAVE ALL THEINFORMATION ON THERULES, ON OUR WEBSITE...3NEWSNOW.COM.THE FOURTH OF JULY ISRIGHT AROUND THECORNER AND NOW THATFIREWORK STANDS ARESTARTING TO OPEN - ITBEGS THE QUESTION.HOW BUSY WILL THEYBE?

REPORTER JESSIKAEIDSON VISITED ONESTAND IN GRETNA TO SEEWHAT THEY'REEXPECTING THISSEASON.THIS WILD WILLY'SFIREWORKS STAND INGRETNA HAS BEEN OPENSINCE 9 AM."IT HAS BEEN STEADY IWOULD SAY.IT'S NICE HAVING THENEIGHBORHOOD BACKHERE BEHIND US ANDTHEN BEING JUST OFFTHE MAIN HIGHWAY.WE'VE BEEN PRETTYSTEADY TO FAR.YEAH SO FAR, SO GOOD."THEY SAY THERE WASINITIALLY SOMECONCERN THAT THEONGOING PANDEMICWOULD PREVENT SOMEPRODUCTS FROM BEINGMADE, BUT LUCKILY MANYOF THE YEARLYFAVORITES ARE STILLTHERE."WE HAVE ALL OF THEFAVORITES THAT WE'VEHAD FROM YEARS PAST.WE HAVE THE SNAPS ANDTHE TANKS AND ALL THELITTLE STUFF THAT THEKIDS LOVE, WE HAVE ALLOF THOSE THINGS."PERKINS WHO MANAGESTHE STAND, BELONGS TOTHE GRETNA SOCCERCLUB.10 PERCENT OF THEPROCEEDS FROM THESTAND GO TO THE CLUB,SO SHE IS HOPING TOSEND HOME A LOT OFFIREWORKS OVER THENEXT 10 DAYS." SO WE DO HAVE AREALLY GREATCOMMUNITY THAT WANTSTO JUST GIVE BACK, SOWE'RE SUPER BLESSEDHERE." ALONG WITH THECOMMUNITY SUPPORTAND A CENTRALLOCATION IN GRETNA,PERKINS SAID THEONGOING PANDEMIC MAYACTUALLY WORK INTHEIR FAVOR."WITH THIS BEING REALLYTHE FIRST OUTDOOREVENT THAT PEOPLE CANPARTICIPATE IN AFTERMEMORIAL WEEKEND,WE'RE HOPING THAT THISIS GOING TO BESOMETHING THATEVERYBODY KIND OFGETS EXCITEDABOUT.""WE'VE HEARDFROM WILD WILLY'S THATTHEY'VE HAD ANINCREASE IN SALES INOTHER STATES THATHAVE OPENED BEFOREUS, A TREMENDOUSINCREASE.SO WE'RE SUPERHOPEFUL." STAND UP."AND WHILE YOU CANBUY FIREWORKS HERE INGRETNA, OTHER AREASIN THE OMAHA METROAREA, YOU'LL HAVE TOWAIT UNTIL THE 28TH.AND SOME OF THOSEAREAS ALSO HAVERESTRICTIONS ON WHENTHOSE FIREWORKS CANBE DISCHARGED ANDFIRED OFF SO MAKESURE TO GO ONTO OURWEBSITE,3NEWSNOW.COM TO SEEWHAT THE RESTRICTIONSARE IN YOUR AREA.FOR 3 NEWS NOW.IM JESSIKA EIDSON.