Although the Ontario government has allowed retail stores to open up for curbside pickup and delivery options, many Toronto shop owners say the new rules don’t change their practices.
That, they say, is because either they were already partaking in curbside pickup during the COVID-19 pandemic, or their circumstances don’t allow them to take advantage of the option.
Tom Mihalik’s suit store in Kensington Market, Tom’s Place, hasn’t sold a single suit in about two months. The curbside pickup option, he says, isn’t going to change that. “It will not help our business,” said Mihalik. “It’s hard to sell a suit without really allowing them (customers) to try it on, so … in order for our business to improve, we must allow the customers to come