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Local Boutiques Offer Deals and Online Shopping Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Opening and closing updates from the retail scene.

Amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, several small businesses battle with the prospect of having to close. After several closings and social separation measures were announced across the U.S. earlier this week, vintage home store Wishbone Reserve in Hampden posted an announcement online that it would remain open and increase sanitary precautions. This spurred reactions from boutique owners around Baltimore.

Brightside Boutique has since echoed a similar sentiment, vowing to remain open and keep events scheduled as planned, “We will be closely monitoring government updates and guidelines, and will keep customers informed. We hope, if you are healthy and able to do so, that you continue to join us for the upcoming events, shop, and support small businesses,” reads an online post.

While some stores have shut down their brick-and-mortar doors, others remain open, and many have provided avenues to shop virtually. Here is a roundup of boutiques that have formally announced their opening status so far:

OPEN IN-STORE AND ONLINE:

  • Brightside Boutique *Offering 15-percent-off and free shipping.
  • Match Made Stores *Open by appointment only and offering 15-percent-off online purchases using code: spring15.
  • Plantacea *Only two customers allowed in shop at a time, offering curbside delivery.
  • 2910 on the Square *Reduced hours Tuesday-Friday 12pm-6pm, Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm as well as offering delivery.

ONLINE ONLY:

OPEN IN-STORE ONLY:

  • Amaryllis
  • Forward Moda
  • Keeper’s Vintage
  • Matava Shoes
  • Panache *Reduced hours 10am-4pm with in-store private appointments, curbside pickup, and free delivery available.
  • Pandora’s Box
  • Wee Chic *Reduced hours 10am-4pm.

CLOSED:

  • In Watermelon Sugar *Offering in-store private appointments or curbside pick-up.
  • Ruth Shaw
  • Sassanova *Offering in-store private appointments, drop-offs, curbside pick-up, and free shipping.
  • Shops at Kenilworth
  • Tortuga