{"id":27927,"date":"2021-03-09T17:48:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=27927"},"modified":"2021-03-09T17:50:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:50:47","slug":"every-day-is-like-sunday-the-corner-shop-battling-through-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/every-day-is-like-sunday-the-corner-shop-battling-through-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Every day is like Sunday&#8221;: The corner shop battling through lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"607\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop.jpg 987w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop-770x474.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop-293x180.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop.jpg 987w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop-770x474.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/03\/corner-shop-293x180.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The corner shop is well-known feature of any sleepy village but it&#8217;s not always the talk of the town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In lockdown, however, the humble village shop has taken on a new importance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With supermarkets now a riskier option than usual, people turned to convenience stores for their essential items as was the case in Wenvoe, where the local Springfield Stores has been crucial to the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very important,&#8221; said local resident Tom Pascoe, &#8220;because if people can&#8217;t get out to bigger shops at least they know the shop&#8217;s open just round the corner.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mum Ceri Lee says she feels safer going to the corner shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just safer to come instead of going to the supermarkets,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Get everything on your doorstep rather than risk going to Culverhouse Cross.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this community appreciation, the shop&#8217;s owner Tawin Maraz says the last few months have not been easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Everyday is almost a loss compared to how it used to be,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At the start we saw an increase but now business has decreased quite a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Everyday feels like a Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first lockdown in March last year, sales at corner shops increased by more than 60%, according to data analysts Kantar.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for Tawid this has not been repeated in the latest period of restrictions. 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