I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.
People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.
We had an amazing August and September, slightly down October, and moderately up November. Last year, we had a strong November and crazy strong December. This year will help answer the question for us of whether last year was stronger more because of coming out of COVID, or more because of our marketing efforts.