The power outage that struck Palo Alto on Wednesday morning led to a decrease in customers at Town & Country Village and forced many stores to remain closed until power was restored.

All 13 out of 55 stores in Town and Country stores that remained open for business during the power outage relied on manual transactions.

Ambassador Toys also experienced a decrease in sales because customers were unwilling to purchase via credit cards in an attempt to keep private information secure, according to manager Linda Bui.

Douce France was the only store to use its own backup generator to produce light. However, the restaurant dealt with refrigeration and grill issues.

“We had to be very careful with our food,” barista Pedro Almauer said.

Open stores have experienced slow business, according to Books Inc. supervisor Katie Nordhagen.

Despite the decrease in customers, restaurants have not reported a negative impact on sales.

“I think it [the power outage] hasn’t affected us much since the other businesses around us aren’t open,” Mayfield Bakery & Cafe barista Eddie Orrego said. “All our bread and pastries were baked already.”

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Korean BBQ, Kara’s Cupcakes, In Her Shoes, T&C Cleaners, Linzi Pearl, Day One, Prestige Inc., Ambassador Toys and Patrick James were also open during the power outage.