Germany's Lingering Pandemic Scars: Healthcare and Service Sector Struggles Five Years On
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany's healthcare system continues to face staffing shortages and inadequate disaster preparedness, while the hospitality, retail, and cultural sectors grapple with economic challenges and staff losses, resulting in business closures and financial struggles...
Germany's Lingering Pandemic Scars: Healthcare and Service Sector Struggles Five Years On
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany's healthcare system continues to face staffing shortages and inadequate disaster preparedness, while the hospitality, retail, and cultural sectors grapple with economic challenges and staff losses, resulting in business closures and financial struggles...
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£1 Billion NIC Increase Threatens UK Hospitality Jobs
The UK hospitality industry will face an extra £1 billion in employer national insurance contributions from April, affecting 774,000 workers and threatening jobs due to rising costs, prompting calls for government intervention.
£1 Billion NIC Increase Threatens UK Hospitality Jobs
The UK hospitality industry will face an extra £1 billion in employer national insurance contributions from April, affecting 774,000 workers and threatening jobs due to rising costs, prompting calls for government intervention.
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Soaring No- and Low-Alcohol Beer Sales Offer Lifeline to UK Pubs
Sales of no- and low-alcohol beer in the UK are surging to a record 140 million pints in 2024, a 12% increase year-on-year, offering a potential lifeline to the financially-strained pub sector; 86% of pubs now sell these drinks, up from 2% in 2019.
Soaring No- and Low-Alcohol Beer Sales Offer Lifeline to UK Pubs
Sales of no- and low-alcohol beer in the UK are surging to a record 140 million pints in 2024, a 12% increase year-on-year, offering a potential lifeline to the financially-strained pub sector; 86% of pubs now sell these drinks, up from 2% in 2019.
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Cafe Closures Highlight Challenges for Small Dutch Towns
Eight of twenty-two cafes in Oudenbosch, Netherlands, closed in the past year due to rising prices, staff shortages, and changing consumer preferences, impacting local businesses like the Paardenstal cafe, which hosts a billiards club and faces an uncertain future.
Cafe Closures Highlight Challenges for Small Dutch Towns
Eight of twenty-two cafes in Oudenbosch, Netherlands, closed in the past year due to rising prices, staff shortages, and changing consumer preferences, impacting local businesses like the Paardenstal cafe, which hosts a billiards club and faces an uncertain future.
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Dutch Hospitality Faces 2024 Crisis Amidst Rising Costs and Reduced Spending
Despite a 4% rise in Dutch hospitality turnover in 2023, attributed solely to price hikes, reduced consumer spending and increased costs threaten the sector, with ABN Amro predicting 450 restaurant closures in 2024, double the 2023 number.
Dutch Hospitality Faces 2024 Crisis Amidst Rising Costs and Reduced Spending
Despite a 4% rise in Dutch hospitality turnover in 2023, attributed solely to price hikes, reduced consumer spending and increased costs threaten the sector, with ABN Amro predicting 450 restaurant closures in 2024, double the 2023 number.
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40% Bias Score