Many Kingston businesses are relieved and excited for the region to be moving into the green level of Ontario's coronavirus reopening plan.

When Kate Pepler opened her flagship store in Halifax's north end three years ago, it was hailed as Nova Scotia's first completely package-free bulk store.

"I'm happy but a little afraid because for so long we have all these restrictions and now we see people."

“We launched it in about three or four days and $512,000 was spent locally that we know of,” Pincher Creek Chamber of Commerce president Sam Schofield said.

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"We only have 48 stores open and operating as essential services."

"When we opened at eight we had a hundred, a hundred-fifty people lined up outside already waiting to come in," said store leader Linda Oldford.

Calgary shoppers didn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from lining up outside stores in search of Boxing Day deals.

There will be an increased police presence in Riversdale and downtown as officers promote a safe holiday shopping season.

The Retail Council of Canada is warning that despite store closures early on in the pandemic, the second wave could be even more damaging because of the timing.