Stuart launches new campaign to encourage shoppers to patronize city businesses

Stuart launches new campaign to encourage shoppers to patronize city businesses

The City of Stuart has launched a new campaign called "We're Ready" to allow business owners to show what measures they're taking to protect customers from Covid-19.

A NEW APPROACH IN HELPINGSHOPS.

THE CITY'S LASTESTMOVE?

A NEW VIDEO CAMPAIGNCALLED WE'RE READY.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S DEREK LOWELOOKS AT THE EFFORT TO MAKECUSTOMERS COMFORTABLE AGAINDESPITE ONGOING RESTRICTIONS<< HERE IN DOWNTOWN STUART -BUSINESSES ARE STILL COMINGBACK - REOPENING WHILE FACEDWITH A "NEW NORMAL".

BUT NOTALL CUSTOMERS ARE READY TORETURN, THAT'S WHERE THECITY'S STEPPING IN WITH A NEWCAMPAIGN TO EASE CONCERNS.

ITHINK THEYTHEY CAN.

YOU KNOW TO GETPEOPLE TO COME BACK.

GENIPIPPENS OWNS THE SANDAL SHACKON OSCEOLA STREET DOWNTOWN.SHE RE- OPENED BACK ON M4TH.

THE FIRST DAY WAS REALLYBUSY.

SHE SAYS BUSINESS HASNBEEN BAD - BUT ITS NOTHINGLIKE IT WAS BEFORE COVID 19.ITHAT CALL ME AND ASK ME FOR APRODUCT.

PAY OVER THE PHONE.AND THEN I TAKE IT TO THEM, TOTHEIR CAR WHEN THEY PULL UP.ITO HELP ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS -TE CITY OF STUART'S LAUNCHED ANEW VIDEO CAMPAIGN CALLEWETO SEVERAL BUSINESSETHROUGHOUT THE CITY AND DONEVIDEO PROMOS ABOUT WHAT THEBUSINESS IS DOING TO MAINTAINSAFETY AND SOCIAL DISTANCINGWITHIN THE BUSINESS SO THATOUR CITIZENS FEEL COMFORTABLETO COME BACK AND PATRONIZETHOSE BUSINESSES.

THE VIDECAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'SWEBSITE AND FACEBOOK.

THE CITYAND BUSINESSES WORK HAND INHAND.

WE DON'T WORK WITHOUEACH OTHER.

THE CITY IS DOINGTHEIR PART.

I KNOW THE STORESARE DOING THEIR PART.

I JUSTTALKED TO A COUPLE STOREOWNERS AND THEY'RE HAPPY TOHAVE EVERYBODYOUT AND GETTINBACK TO WHAT IT USED TO BE.GENI PIPPENS SAYS WHEN ITCOMES TO HER STORE, SHE'DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN TOMAKE SURE CUSTOMERS FEEL SAFI WEAR A MASK.

AND LIKE I SAIDI CLEAN AFTER EVERY CUSTOMER.OFFICIALS WITH THE CITY OFSTUART SAY THEY HAVE BEENGOING AROUND TO THESEBUSINESSES FOR THE PAST MONTHFILMING THE PROMOS ANDALLOWING OWNERS TO SHOW WHATMEASURES THEY'RE TAKING.

THEYSAY THEY WILL BE RELEASIMORE OF THEM PERIODICALLY .

INSTUART... IM DEREK LOWE WPTVNC