The Palm Beach County retail market has felt the impact of thecoronavirus, which has brought stores and restaurants to close inthe second quarter.

These closures were intended to decrease the infection and deathtoll. Unlike Miami-Dade and Broward counties, Palm Beach has hadsignificantly less COVID-19 cases and deaths, and has been able toget a head start on its road to recovery by opening earlier.

Central to the recovery to the retail market in Palm Beach wasthe Paycheck Protection Program and rent abatements from landlordsto help them stay afloat. While some stores ultimately closed,countywide initiatives, such as "Palm Beach County: StrongerTogether" campaigns have driven traffic to local businesses,according to a report by Colliers International.

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Michael A. Mora

Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the crypto litigation reporter for Law.com, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].

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