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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1003808" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p>Bummer:</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Olympics Called A 'Complete And Utter Disaster' For London Businesses</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">London businesses are seeing a drastic drop in sales as natives avoid leaving</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">their homes during the Olympic games.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">From restaurants to hotels, everyone's hurting, <a href="http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/retail-features/londons-local-shops-restaurants-bemoan-games-6137157?module=hp-topstories" target="_blank">reports Samantha Conti at Women's Wear Daily</a>.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">“The Olympic Games have been a complete and utter disaster. </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">The shops are empty, the bars are empty, the restaurants are empty,”</span></strong></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/9446419/London-2012-My-Olympic-experience-taxi-driver-Steve-McNamara.html" target="_blank">Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association,</a> </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">said in the Daily Telegraph this week. </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">The New West End Company — which represents businesses on Oxford, Bond and Regent </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">streets — estimated earlier this year that retailers in London’s West End would make </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">16.6 million pounds, or $26 million at current exchange, in additional revenue as a direct</span></strong></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">result of the Olympics</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Read more: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/london-olympics-branded-a-disaster-for-local-businesses-2012-8#ixzz22gzBeryf" target="_blank">London Olympics Branded A 'Disaster' For Local Businesses - Business Insider</a></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 1003808, member: 38206"] Bummer: [SIZE=3][B]The Olympics Called A 'Complete And Utter Disaster' For London Businesses [SIZE=2]London businesses are seeing a drastic drop in sales as natives avoid leaving their homes during the Olympic games. From restaurants to hotels, everyone's hurting, [URL="http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/retail-features/londons-local-shops-restaurants-bemoan-games-6137157?module=hp-topstories"]reports Samantha Conti at Women's Wear Daily[/URL]. “The Olympic Games have been a complete and utter disaster. The shops are empty, the bars are empty, the restaurants are empty,” [URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/9446419/London-2012-My-Olympic-experience-taxi-driver-Steve-McNamara.html"]Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association,[/URL] said in the Daily Telegraph this week. The New West End Company — which represents businesses on Oxford, Bond and Regent streets — estimated earlier this year that retailers in London’s West End would make 16.6 million pounds, or $26 million at current exchange, in additional revenue as a direct result of the Olympics Read more: [URL="http://www.businessinsider.com/london-olympics-branded-a-disaster-for-local-businesses-2012-8#ixzz22gzBeryf"]London Olympics Branded A 'Disaster' For Local Businesses - Business Insider[/URL] [/SIZE][/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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