Hmmm looks like people are still avoiding Hmong Village in St. Paul

[theking]

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Xue Lor has always relied on foot traffic to bring business to his electronics repair shop, Lor Imports, in Hmong Village in St. Paul.

Yet that slowed when nearby food vendors closed during the state-ordered shutdown. Even after businesses in the village started to reopen, Lor saw the clothing shop across from him struggle. The Hmong International Freedom Festival was canceled amid COVID-19 fears and elaborate dresses for the occasion went unsold.

The owner posted a “for sale” sign. Lor wondered if he’d have to follow suit.

“I am thinking if the rest of the year isn’t going so well, I may have to sell too because it’s very, very hard,” said Lor. The virus is unpredictable, he added, and “I don’t have the resources to weather anything major. The worst of the shutdown is over, but people aren’t coming back.”

[nightrider]

Bad time for business. Shutting & hunkering down is the best any business seeing extreme decline should do.

[ProudLao]

Better be safe than sorry. There’s nothing there that I need.