Shopping small in Bellevue

Small businesses in Northern Kentucky are bracing for what they hope will be a big sales weekend during the pandemic.

"It's a great thing whenpeople shop small, and come tothe localbusinesses."NEW AT 11 -- SHOPOWNERS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKYARE BANKING ON WHAT THEY HOPEWILL BE A BIG SALES WEEKEND INTHIS PANDEMIC -- EVEN AS THEGOVERNOR'S ORDER ONLY ALLOWS ASMALLER PERCENTAGE OF FOLKSINSIDE.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JAKE RYLESPOKE WITH BUSINESS OWNERS INBELLEVUE -- WHO SAY THEY ARESTAYING OPTIMISTIC ABOUTFINANCIALLY SURVIVING THEWINTER MONTHS."It's the biggest shoppingweekend of the year for smallbusinesses.

And local businessowners I had a chance to speakwith say they need yoursupport now more than ever."JUST ASK NOMAD CO-OWNER..TANNERZIESE..It's kind of our last hoorahto coast through the wintertime until next Spring when itstarts to warm up again.

It'sa big deal."HE AND HIS WIFEKELTI..

LIVE IN BELLEVUE..

ANDALSO OWN CODA CO..

A RETAILSHOP.THEY KNOW..

EVERYDOLLAR..

STAYSLOCAL., "Anytime we make a sale asa small business, everyoneinvolved the owners all theway down to who is working thecounter we all do a littledance inside.

Any sale.

Big orsmall.

It's acelebration.""All these places havesomething unique.

Somethingdifferent.

That's what bringspeople here."MAYOR CHARLIECLEVES..

SAYS THIS YEAR HASPROVEN THE NEED FOR BUSINESSESTO ADAPT..

ANDINNOVATE., "That's what we're herefor.

We're here to providesomething unique.

That youcan't necessarily find onAmazon.ONE EXAMPLE OF THINKINGOUTSIDE THE BOX..AFTER JOE'SCRAB SHACK MOVED OUT INMARCH..

THE CITY GOT THEBUILDING..

AND ALL OF THECONTENTSINSIDE.., "I went and got my truck,and put tables in there.

Tookthem up and down dispensingthem."NOW UP AND DOWN THEAVENUE..

YOU'LL FIND TABLESFROM THE FORMER RESTAURANT..NOW HELPING OUT OTHERBUSINESSES WITH OUTDOORSEATING."People are here to helpout and buy stuff from thesmall businesses.

They'rewilling to do whatever ittakes,"THESE BUSINESS OWNERSKNOW IT'LL TAKE MORE THANSUCCESSFUL WEEKEND OF SHOPPINGSMALL..

TO KEEP THEM MOVINGAHEAD TOWARD NEXTYEAR., "Hopefully 2021, we'llopen up and it'll look alittle different.

We'll takeit in stride."IN BELLEVUE..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.