Lake Street Businesses Hoping Holiday Shoppers Will Choose Them This Year

By Jeff Wagner, CBS Minnesota

December 9, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As Minnesotans spend their holiday cash this season, businesses along a struggling Minneapolis corridor hope they’ll be paid a visit. There are 2,000 businesses along Lake Street, according to the Lake Street Council. While hundreds remain closed due to the George Floyd riots and pandemic, a majority of them are open. Now there’s a new effort underway in hopes of attracting customers.

The colorful possibilities seem endless at Susana Mendez’ jewelry shop in the Midtown Market. She just wishes it was the same case regarding the number of customers stopping by.

“Right now, because the COVID, it’s really slow,” she said.

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