Hundreds of local businesses have steadily lost revenue during the pandemic without their usual foot traffic, and Harvard Book Store is among them.

Amazon settled into a building and opened doors to Commonwealth Avenue in August 2017 to provide customers with a location to pick up orders and make returns. Situated on Boston University’s West Campus, the giant online commerce company moved into a store as many big department and other brick-and-mortar stores are closing doors as they face financial instability.