Retailers mull reopening Monday, if allowed to
Libro patrons enjoy a cocktail at the bar on March 9, 2020, inside Novel Bookstore. Novel managers and owners had not determined by late Thursday, April 30, when and how the bookstore will reopen for inside sales after being closed during the coronavirus crisis. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Not every business will be willing or prepared to reopen Monday even if allowed to under the Memphis and Shelby County "Back to Business" plan.
Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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