The looming threat of a Canada Post strike is creating anxiety for some Calgary small business owners as any sort of slowdown in their shipments could mean thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
Joyce Okunusi, the owner of Joyce’s Closet Boutique, opened up her first brick-and-mortar store in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood just over a month ago, but says online sales make up a large chunk of her business.
“It would be very detrimental to my business if Canada Post went on strike because this is the busiest season for shipping,” Okunusi said.
“We would lose tens of thousands and dollars if that happened to us. We send about 25 packages out on a slow week and going into the Christmas season it doubles or triples.”
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business notes that many Alberta businesses significantly rely on the Crown corporation to send their products and to receive invoices …