CORRESPONDENT STEPHANIE
Businesses Fight For Survival SENIOR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT STEPHANIE RUHLE NOW ON CORRESPONDENT STEPHANIE RUHLE NOW ON WHY THIS SMALL STEPHANIE RUHLE NOW ON WHY THIS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS WHY THIS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS SO IMPORTANT. Businesses Fight For Survival.
BUSINESS SATURDAY IS SO IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: FOR SO IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS JENNY >> Reporter: FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS JENNY BERGMAN’S FAMILY HAS NEARLY 40 YEARS JENNY BERGMAN’S FAMILY HAS OWNED WEST SIDE KIDS BERGMAN’S FAMILY HAS OWNED WEST SIDE KIDS IN MANHATTAN. OWNED WEST SIDE KIDS IN MANHATTAN.
THE HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE IN MANHATTAN. THE HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE HER BUSIEST TIME. HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE HER BUSIEST TIME. WHAT DOES NOVEMBER, HER BUSIEST TIME. WHAT DOES NOVEMBER, DECEMBER NORMALLY LOOK WHAT DOES NOVEMBER, DECEMBER NORMALLY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? DECEMBER NORMALLY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? >> I WOULDN’T HAVE THE LIKE FOR YOU? >> I WOULDN’T HAVE THE TIME TO TALK TO YOU >> I WOULDN’T HAVE THE TIME TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
TIME TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: LIKE MANY RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: LIKE MANY SMALL BUSINESSES >> Reporter: LIKE MANY SMALL BUSINESSES NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER SMALL BUSINESSES NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MAKE UP ABOUT A THIRD NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MAKE UP ABOUT A THIRD OF HER BUSINESS FOR MAKE UP ABOUT A THIRD OF HER BUSINESS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. OF HER BUSINESS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. BUT THIS YEAR KSH.
ENTIRE YEAR
THE ENTIRE YEAR. BUT THIS YEAR KSH. >> RIGHT NOW I THINK BUT THIS YEAR KSH. >> RIGHT NOW I THINK WE’RE ALL JUST >> RIGHT NOW I THINK WE’RE ALL JUST TREADING WATER. WE’RE ALL JUST TREADING WATER. >> Reporter: HER TREADING WATER. >> Reporter: HER BUSINESS IS DOWN A >> Reporter: HER BUSINESS IS DOWN A WHOPPING 60%. BUSINESS IS DOWN A WHOPPING 60%. HOW LONG CAN YOU GO ON WHOPPING 60%.
HOW LONG CAN YOU GO ON LIKE THAT? >> I DON’T KNOW. LIKE THAT? >> I DON’T KNOW. A FEW MORE MONTHS >> I DON’T KNOW. FEW MORE MONTHS MAYBE. A FEW MORE MONTHS MAYBE. >> Reporter: SHE HOPES MAYBE.
Reporter: SHE HOPES SHE CAN SURVIVE, BUT >> Reporter: SHE HOPES SHE CAN SURVIVE, BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS. SHE CAN SURVIVE, BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS. AS OF SEPTEMBER JUST NOT EVERYONE HAS.
AS OF SEPTEMBER JUST OVER 1 IN 5 SMALL AS OF SEPTEMBER JUST OVER 1 IN 5 SMALL BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK OVER 1 IN 5 SMALL BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK CITY WERE CLOSED DUE BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK CITY WERE CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19. CITY WERE CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO COVID-19. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 25% WERE SHUT DOWN.
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IN SAN FRANCISCO EVEN WORSE. AN FRANCISCO NEARLY HALF OF ALL IN SAN FRANCISCO NEARLY HALF OF ALL SMALL BUSINESSES NEARLY HALF OF ALL SMALL BUSINESSES CLOSED. SMALL BUSINESSES CLOSED. IN WASHINGTON, D.C., CLOSED.
IN WASHINGTON, D.C., PORTLAND, OREGON AND IN WASHINGTON, D.C., PORTLAND, OREGON AND SAN ANTONIO OVER A PORTLAND, OREGON AND SAN ANTONIO OVER A THIRD REMAIN SAN ANTONIO OVER A THIRD REMAIN SHUTTERED. THIRD REMAIN SHUTTERED. >> FOR NOW I’M JUST SHUTTERED. >> FOR NOW I’M JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN >> FOR NOW I’M JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN SURVIVE 2021. HOPING THAT WE CAN SURVIVE 2021.
Reporter: WE FIRST SURVIVE 2021. Reporter: WE FIRST MET McKENZIE FARQUAY >> Reporter: WE FIRST MET McKENZIE FARQUAY IN THE SPRING. MET McKENZIE FARQUAY IN THE SPRING. SHE WAS REOPENING HER IN THE SPRING. SHE WAS REOPENING HER FIVE STORES.
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