It should come as no surprise that Christmas will be different this year. From office parties to celebrating the special day with your loved ones, everything is likely to be unfamiliar with festivities adapting to social distancing rules amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

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For your small business, this could be daunting, especially if you traditionally rely on the Christmas rush. With most spending likely to occur online, there’s also the added competition of e-commerce giants like Amazon.

That said, the shortcomings of major retailers may stand to benefit small independent businesses. Amazon, for example, was accused of leaving warehouse workers unprotected while continuing to profit off the boom in online sales.…