Online business ‘has taken off’ for Cork baby shop since start of pandemic

Jean McGrath, owner of The Baby Shop in Wilton, expanded her online business when Covid restrictions closed the shop

Jean McGrath, owner, (centre) with team members Emma Horgan (left) and Teresa Davis making final preparations at The Baby Shop, Wilton Shopping Centre, Cork, ahead of re-opening as level 5 restrictions are eased. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Jean McGrath owns The Baby Shop in Wilton Shopping Centre in Cork, which specialises in personalised gifts for babies.

Although she lost the busy passing trade from nearby Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) due to public health restrictions, her online business accelerated instead, with orders flooding in from all over Ireland and the UK.