{"id":213972,"date":"2026-06-08T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/213972\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:31:00","slug":"erie-businesses-prepared-for-increased-traffic-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/213972\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie businesses prepared for increased traffic this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many Erie Businesses, summer means adjusting inventory, planning ahead and preparing for an increase in foot traffic.<\/p>\n

While every industry experiences the season differently, owners said the warmer months can have a major impact on sales.<\/p>\n

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“We start to get a lot of folks from out of town that come to visit, book tourism is huge around the country, so you have people that go to visit a small city, or they go somewhere and stop at the bookstore and so they come to see us, which is really great,” Kyle Churman, a co-owner of Werner Books & Coffee, said.<\/p>\n

The local businesses that we spoke to said they are looking at trends from previous years to see what they need for the upcoming summer.<\/p>\n

“Usually, we look at end of summer, we’re like, ‘oh man, we sold a lot more air conditioners this year, lawnmower sales are down because they’re expensive, but we’re doing a lot more parts.’ Because people are looking to fix things instead of replace things,” Owen Nowosielski, General Manager of Kraus Department store, said.<\/p>\n

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“Local Erie books are always super popular, especially the Erie true crime books; those ones are some of our best sellers all year round. But especially when people come in from out of town,” Churman said.<\/p>\n

Both businesses said summer is one of the busiest times of the year, with both planning for it months in advance.<\/p>\n

“We planned for this summer last fall, so hoses, all the yard equipment, the seeds, air conditioners, all that stuff. My cousin and I, we ordered it before Christmas,” Nowosielski said.<\/p>\n

Business owners said preparation now can make all the difference as summer events, tourism and home improvement projects ramp up across the region.<\/p>\n

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