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Trouble Before Christmas (Audio)
Trouble Before Christmas (Audio)
As the U.K. faces a record-breaking wave of Covid infections, people are beginning to pull back on social gatherings - and that is taking its toll on business. Today on Bloomberg Daybreak Europe Radio, Zaedo Musa, CEO and co-founder of Superb, a restaurant reservation-booking platform, discusses how omicron-related cancellations are affecting the hospitality industry. Kelly Devine, Divisional President, Mastercard U.K. & Ireland, says retail sales increased in November but shops now face a period of uncertainty. But Michael Ward, Managing Director of Harrods says the decision to bring forward the department store's Boxing Day sale has nothing to do with omicron. He says the lack of tourism in London is a concern. Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Anna Edwards host.
Dec 17, 2021