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Coronavirus: How To Support Small Businesses In Salem
"Here's how you can support Salem's small businesses from home and downtown."
How to Support Small Businesses in Salem, Massachusetts
While local businesses are changing operating hours and dine-in schedules, there are still plenty of ways to experience your favorite parts of Salem with online ordering, take-out, pre-recorded lectures and more. Don’t forget to shop online and note that updates on Salem’s preparedness for COVID-19 are available on this page. Here’s how you can support Salem’s small businesses from home and downtown:
Restaurants
Massachusetts restaurants are currently closed for table-service dining (through April 6, 2020), however take-out, delivery, and gift card purchases are available from the following Salem restaurants:
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Jolie Tea Company
Jolie Tea Company is continuing to fulfill online orders and have created some very affordable shipping options as well as offering in-store pickup. (Closed for in-person dining until March 30.)
JolieTeaCo.com
Longboards Restaurant & Bar
Offering takeout and delivery during the statewide restaurant closure.
LongboardsBar.com
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Sea Level Oyster Bar & Finz Seafood & Grill
Takeout with a selection from both menus is available from Sea Level.
SeaLevelOysterBar.com
Turner’s Seafood
Currently offering takeout plus 10% off orders by anyone working in the restaurant industry, just show a paystub and ID.
Turners-Seafood.com
Shopping
Circle of Stitches
Currently open regular business hours and limiting shop occupancy to no more than 5 people at a time, offering curbside pickup, private shopping by appointment, online shipping with free domestic shipping on all orders over $50, and free home delivery to Salem, Swampscott, Marblehead, Beverly, and Peabody for purchases over $30.
CircleofStiches.com
Coon’s Card & Gift Shop/Penelope’s Pet Boutique
Coon’s is currently open but hours are subject to change. Please call ahead (978-744-5884) to confirm hours before your visit or order online. CoonsCardandGiftShop.com
J.Mode
In efforts to support our community safely, we’re offering private shopping appointments. Email janet@jmodefashions.com to setup your private shopping appointment, and get 20%off. We’re regularly disinfecting, as well as offering hand sanitizer at the register. Note any items you see on Instagram or Facebook we’ll ship or drop off for locals.
JModeFashions.com
Modern Millie
Modern Millie has closed the brick and mortar store until further notice but the website remains open and we ship super fast. We are setting up appointments to virtually shop via FaceTime and assist people that way. We are also setting up styling appointments in store with one customer at a time, and we will deep clean before and after each person. Lastly we have added Afterpay as a payment option, which is essentially like layaway but they’ll get their items immediately, and have free shipping domestically. Contact the store for more information: 978-745-0231.
ModernMillieShop.com
Pamplemousse
Pamplemousse is currently open as usual and running under peak sanitization and with minimal person to person contact. Contact the store to confirm hours before your visit (978-745-2900).
Facebook.com/PamplemousseSalemMA
Salem Wine Imports
Open regular business hours (12 pm-7:30 pm, Monday-Saturday, 8 pm on Fridays and 12 pm-5 pm on Sundays). Offering deliveries on orders of $50 or more. Please note, in-store wine tastings are cancelled during this time.
SalemWineImports.com
Museums & Attractions
The House of the Seven Gables
Follow The House of the Seven Gables on Facebook as the Gables’ staff shares previously recorded lectures and photos and information on this museum and historic site. (The museum is closed to visitors through March 27, 2020.)
7Gables.org
Schooner Fame
Summer seems a long way away right now, but early spring is camp sign-up season. This summer’s Schooner Camp sessions (July 13-17 and August 10-14) are anticipated to proceed as scheduled. But we want to assure parents signing up their children that if the sessions have to be cancelled, ALL deposits will be fully refunded Parents with questions can call: Capt. Michael Rutstein at 978-729-7600.
SchoonerFame.com
The Witchery
The Witchery is offering tarot readings by phone (339-203-1307) and broom kits to go for visitors and locals looking to craft while the store is closed. Call to order, pick up or delivery. (The shop is closed until further notice, contact the Witchery or visit their website for updates.)
TheWitcherySalem.com
This press release was produced by Destination Salem. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
