Fremantle Corona Diaries. Kevin Sanderson, co-owner, Corner Store, Fremantle. Corner Store is a family business, but the owners are not stuck in their ways. This meant they approached the coronavirus pandemic with eyes wide open. They were responsive and open to change. It resulted in 2020 being a successful year for the much-loved furniture, homewares and gifts store on South Terrace. During the Stateâs initial shut down nearly a year ago, Kevin didnât open the store out of respect for both staff and clients. âWe opened by appointment only and were flexible with our hours⊠I think people felt an obligation to buy something. We started delivering. Even if it was just a $9.95 cup, we werenât doing anything else, so we thought, letâs drive and deliver it. We consolidated our stock and ended up with more space. We started sourcing more local content. We have amazing local content on our doorstep, so itâs something we should have been doing anyway, but the situation forced our hand with the supply issues from interstate and overseas. Mokoh down the road closed and we immediately stocked their products.â Itâs an all-round local outcome. Since re-opening, Kevin noticed an increase in people shopping locally. âWe particularly saw this in the lead-up to Christmas, with people saying they wanted to shop locally â they wanted to throw money into their own community.â As for the gained space, it has been sectioned off and is available for hire. The studio is mostly used for yoga, but various creatives are also using it. âItâs all about bringing people together â giving more reasons for people to come here.â Welcoming spaces with a joyful and humorous mix of nostalgic and well-considered design incorporating furniture, furnishings, homewares, gifts, curios, coffee, hair and beauty, yoga⊠what more could you want? @cornerstoreshop @chidohair @flirtygertiebeautybar @mokohdesign @freochamber (at Fremantle, Western Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSArgojJi5/?igshid=bckrsu1qaj2s