Some US-Mexico border businesses see shopping habits change
Newsy
Businesses on the U.S.-Mexico border depend on people from each side to buy products and services — but entrepreneurs say that's changing.
Businesses in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, rely on cross-border shoppers to stay afloat in both the U.S. and Mexico.
City data in Nogales, Arizona, estimates between 60% to 70% of the total annual sales and hotel revenue comes from Mexican and cross-border shoppers who come into the U.S. to shop.
Gregory Kory owns Kory’s and La Cinderella stores in Nogales, Arizona. His parents started the retail business nearly 80 years ago. Kory’s storefront is feet away from the US-Mexico border.
"We've always depended on the Mexican customer," Kory said. "They did come for holiday, not as strongly as they used to."
While the family business boomed for decades, Kory says, shopping habits have changed.
