Downturn hits Elm City
Cooper’s Dress Shop and Cosi are closing their doors, and if sales trends in New Haven continue, they will not be alone.
Large, Wall Street investment banks are being bailed out by the national government, but struggling small businesses in the Elm City cannot expect similar support from the local government. As a result — from the art shop on Chapel St. to the burrito joint on Elm St. — small businesses are finding ad-hoc solutions to slowing sales.
Bulldog Burrito, which opened its doors five years ago, has typically enjoyed steady demand and sales, owner Jason Congdon...
This would be a perfect time for the independents in town to get together and create a New Haven Merchant Discount Card....display the logo in their store window (or cart)...and offer discounts to card holders. Keep the business in the city!