Will Your Business Win During the World Cup?

June 2006

Independent shopkeepers are expected to score a higher percentage of alcohol sales than the big supermarkets during this summer’s football World Cup. Scottish and Newcastle UK predicts that independents will account for two thirds of the extra sales of beer to be drunk at home during the tournament.

The World Cup may also cause your business problems, according to the Federation of Small Businesses, which says that increased trade may be offset by staffing crises caused by employees skipping work to watch matches. They advise that employers should be reminding employees of holiday booking procedures and consider flexible working arrangements.

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Independent Retail News article and Federation of Small Businesses press release. For those of you who want to know when the matches are BBC World Cup schedule

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