For Restaurants and Other Businesses, Demographics Will Remain a Challenge

Posted by toomuchtodo on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @01:39PM
from the restaurant.org dept.

https://restaurant.org/research-and-media/research/restaurant-economic-insights/analysis-commentary/for-restaurants-and-other-businesses,-demographics-will-remain-a-challenge/

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Re:For Restaurants and Other Businesses, Demographics Will R... by safety_sandals on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @01:42PM (#43774671)

I can definitely see some short term challenges in restaurants and elsewhere, but at the end of the day there is less supply (labor) and less demand (customers). Shouldn't this keep things largely steady on a macro level?

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Re:For Restaurants and Other Businesses, Demographics Will R... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @02:26PM (#43775153)

No, because as humans age out of the working age participation, their demand for goods and services continues while the working population shrinks. Labor supply will continue to contract due to structural demographics while demand level maintains or even potentially expands (think increased healthcare demand).

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2020/09/18/the-great-...

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

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