COVID-19 pandemic.With no office Christmas parties or gatherings with extended family allowed in most of Quebec, there are fewer gifts to buy.
But from Sainte-Catherine Street in downtown Montreal to malls across the city’s suburbs and beyond, the novel coronavirus hasn’t stopped everyone from coming out to shop.Most shoppers told Global News they weren’t entirely comfortable with going into a store, but did so anyway because they had gifts or essentials to buy.
Nearly all reported buying more things online than in previous years, but they said some things just had to be bought in person.Besides last-minute Christmas presents, there’s another reason why so many Quebecers are turning out to shop in the days before Dec.