[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i get that it's a short period of time, but even the shops that have had to close understand that people will just buy what they need online. So the local councils need to ask themselves if they want the money that people would have spent in local shops going to local residents or an international company like Amazon

There is business support for those affected, this is a means to an end. Personally I think it's very fair that if the non essential shops have to close then the supermarkets (themselves faceless corporations) don't cash in.
Maybe these things can still be purchased with your online food shop or click and collect though if desperate . I'm aware not everyone has that facility however if they don't they won't be ordering from amazon either will they?