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businesses staying afloat

The holiday season is upon us... people have already started putting their christmas trees up..

And people are already starting to holiday shop.

But shopping will look different this year... as abc 36's christy bollinger found... local businesses are working hard to meet customers' needs and keep them safe.

L3: abc 36 news white of marketing & sales, corman marketplace l3: abc 36 news white local holiday shops make adjustments lexington angie hack"there's nothing that will stop us from making sure you get what you need."

Lexington holiday shops are putting in overtime... to make the holidays as normal as possible, in the middle of a pandemic.

Hack"obviously this pandemic we didn't expect it to last this long and through the fourth quarter and holiday season being the biggest season of our entire year we had to come up with some pretty creative ways to make sure all of our shoppers were able to get in and really take advantage of christmas shopping."

Queen bee gifts in palomar...beefed up its social media..

To showcase items. owner angie hack says she's offering curbside pickup..

You can call and place your order, staff will bring the items to your car..

Or even deliver to you.

Hack"we have implemented after hour shopping experiences.

Basically you can come after hours when the crowd is gone, the doors are locked for your own private shopping experience."

Hack says staff members are manning the doors... keeping crowds within their capacity restrictions..

Which could mean you might have to wait outside.

Something creative the corman marketplace is doing... zoom calls with customers.

Jill holder"so you can take a zoom tour of the entire marketplace.

He's also doing zoom consultations for people who need personalized decorating from their home."

The store's offering online shopping, curbside pickup, but also making the shopping experience inside safer..

With home made desk shields.

Holder"coming here is not just shopping its an annual tradition and an experience.

And we want people because we have so little chance to get out there and have these kind of experiences, we want them to come here and have the best experience possible."

These local shops are doing whatever's needed to stay afloat.... and they encourage all to shop local christy bollinger, abc 36 news.

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