More than half a hundred restaurants are closing in the center of Lviv, and the situation, according to forecasts, will only worsen. After winter, the number of closed establishments and layoffs in the hospitality sector may increase significantly. About this reported Yurii Nazaruk, one of the founders of the restaurant holding “!FEST”.
He released a list of restaurants that are closing or up for sale, noting that more than 50 establishments in the immediate downtown area have already closed. According to Nazaruk, this figure, despite all its criticality, is only the beginning: “After winter there will be much more”.
The situation in business, especially in the field of hospitality, is deteriorating due to a number of factors. Restaurants are closing and people are losing their jobs.
“The entire service and hospitality sector is falling. There will be a lot of closures and layoffs. And this is in Lviv. There are no employees, no customers, a curfew (it is not clear why it continues in Lviv), most importantly less money – there is a feeling that the blood is thickening and everything is slowing down. Imaginary forecasts become sticky reality”Yuriy Nazaruk noted.
Nazaruk points to a general decline in the service sector, a lack of customers and workers, as well as financial difficulties. In his opinion, one of the reasons that complicates business operations is the curfew, which has long since lost its relevance in the city.
The restaurateur also criticizes excessive control and inspections of the business:
“What will happen to business after the war and until its end is now as threatening as the war itself. But that’s only true in business. Because everyone who checks and watches over it is doing well. You can create another support council business, and you can just finally give it a rest”.
Despite all the difficulties, Nazaruk urges not to lose faith in entrepreneurship and to remain optimistic, especially on the eve of Christmas.
