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Supporting Barre Small Businesses through the COVID-19 Recovery

Survey Questions for Community Residents and Consumers. 


Your answers will allow our Barre Businesses how to better understand current and likely consumer attitudes toward shopping and forms of social engagement.
1.As the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds, how long will you wait before dining out?
2.As the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds, how long will you wait before shopping for non-essential items in local small businesses?
3.What away-from-home dining experience would you prefer as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds?
4.Would you like to see curbside options for restaurants continue as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds?
5.How often would you like to have meals from local restaurants delivered to your home as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds, compared to before the COVID-19 crisis?
6.How often would you like to have groceries delivered to your home as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds, compared to before the COVID-19 crisis?
7.During the time local non-essential businesses were closed, how much of your regular shopping did you shift to online retailers?
8.As the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis proceeds, how much of your regular shopping do you expect to do through online retailers?
9.If local merchants offered their products and services through online shopping, how likely would you shop through local retailers online stores compared to major national or global online retailers?
10.For each of the following changes to business operations, please indicate whether the change would make you much more likely, more likely, neither more or less likely, less likely, or much less likely to shop or dine at a small business (or not sure)?
Much more likely
More likely
Neither more nor less likely
Less likely
Much less Likely
Not Sure
Posted notice outside on steps the business is taking to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus
All staff at a store or restaurant wear face masks
All staff at a store or restaurant wear gloves
Plexiglass barriers separate staff and patrons at checkout
Demarcations on the ground show six-foot gaps in places where customers queue up
Strict limitations are set on the number of customers or diners in the space at the same time
Touch free payment systems at checkout
Touch free doors at entry and exit
Menus, store inventory, and/or advertisements available online and outside the store to limit time required browsing while inside
More outdoor options for shopping / eating at local restaurants and retailers
Delivery services from shops / restaurants
Curbside pickup at shops / restaurants
Shopping/ordering online with in-person pickup
Shopping/ordering over the phone with in-person pickup
Membership / subscription options at restaurants and retailers
Gloves are given out to all customers entering the store
Masks are worn by all customers in a store
Hand sanitizer station at the entrance to the store / restaurant
Hand sanitizer station next to benches and trash cans along the sidewalk outside businesses
11.Would you, as the customer, be willing to pay more for the goods and services in businesses that implement increased safety precautions?
12.While adhering to appropriate social distancing guidelines, how comfortable would you be attending a large indoor event?
13.While adhering to appropriate social distancing guidelines, how comfortable would you be attending a large outdoor event?
14.We appreciate your loyalty to local businesses. Please share with us any other ideas and suggestions that you feel would make your shopping/dining/service experiences more comfortable as we all navigate our new normal.