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.
I always watch box companies and ups to decide where the economy is really going.
It’s inflation. People are going to the stores and deciding they’ll get by without after looking at prices. I am one of them.