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Evanston Retail Guide

Things are serious and social distancing is essential to containment. As you might imagine, these are especially challenging times for independently-owned brick and mortar businesses. Please take an extra moment to check your favorite shops' social pages, as many of them are making accommodations for local delivery or curbside pickup.

During this time of immense change in our daily lives, we encourage you to remember our many small businesses in downtown and throughout our community and to continue supporting them from afar. Read below for ideas on how to continue to support businesses.
 

It's not just restaurants hurting! Retail stores order and pay for merchandise way in advance. Right now, stores can't conduct business as usual, but the rent and utility bills still need to be paid. If you need to buy something, please consider your local stores first. Most will have eCommerce sites and/or will take your order by email or phone.