Boutique shops in central London on the brink as coronavirus kills trade
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LONDON (Reuters) - Horlis Ramirez packed shoes with silk bags into boxes in his empty store in London's West End shopping district, voicing fears that coronavirus could deal a fatal blow to his business."This week I haven't had a single customer walking through that door," Ramirez, the manager of Bowen Shoes, a boutique footwear retailer near Piccadilly, told Reuters.The streets outside, usually bustling with shoppers and tourists, were virtually empty. Small shops in London's upmarket West End..