Winter storms are making life tough for small business owners in devastated areas of Arkansas. Both the Rail and the Iron Horse Coffee Shop remain open during the winter storm. But due to lack of customers, they have shortened the opening hours. Hillary Hoyt, manager of Iron Horse Coffee, said she would not make money by staying in business. She just wants to support her loyal customers. “I don’t think it’s worth it for us to be open, but I think it’s worth it for us that the community is open,” Hoyt said. There wasn’t much traffic because her usual deliveries didn’t arrive this week. Hoyt said she will vary hours based on foot traffic. Lowell Chamber of Commerce said. “We’re seeing more businesses opening, more streets being cleared, so it’s a lot easier to get around.”
Winter storms are making life difficult for Arkansas small business owners in storm-hit areas.
Both The Rail and Iron Horse Coffee Shop remain open during the winter storm. But due to a lack of customers, they have shortened their hours.
Hillary Hoyt, manager of Iron Horse Coffee, said she would not make money by staying in business. She just wants to support her loyal customers.
“I don’t think it’s worth it for us to be open, but I think it’s worth it for the community to be open to us,” Hoyt said.
Hoyt said it’s good that she hasn’t had much traffic because her usual deliveries didn’t arrive this week.
Hoyt said she changes hours based on customer volume.
“We’re slowly seeing people getting back into action,” said Karen Wagaman of the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce. “We’re seeing more businesses opening, more streets being cleared, so it’s a lot easier to get around.”