The pandemic has forced many of Canada's retailers to pivot their business to survive. But Canada's 33 duty-free shops across the country, along its border with the United States, have faced very little options to adapt as strict pandemic travel rules effectively bring business to a halt.
Products sold from duty-free stores typically have to leave the country, and cannot be sold locally, online, or even given away.
As Mike Le Couteur reports, struggling store-owners are hoping for a plan from Ottawa to help them recover.
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Products sold from duty-free stores typically have to leave the country, and cannot be sold locally, online, or even given away.
As Mike Le Couteur reports, struggling store-owners are hoping for a plan from Ottawa to help them recover.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7918251/covid-19-coronavirus-duty-free-ottawa-help/
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