Coronavirus: Growing confusion over ‘essential’ services in Quebec’s lockdown In December, the province announced that all non-essential stores would be shut down to curb the spread of COVID-19.For stores that were allowed to remain open, such as Walmart and Costco, they were not allowed to sell non-essential items.Then in the beginning of January, Quebec gave retailers the go-ahead to sell through curbside pickup only.But parents say it isn’t easy to shop for children’s clothing online.“I don’t find it practical to order something online that you can’t try on and that is overpriced,” said Montreal mother, Kassidy Will.“I was looking on Amazon and the cheapest kids ski jacket is $60.” Coronavirus: Holiday lockdown rules lead to confusion.