The number of customers has decreased due to refraining from going out.

The number of customers has decreased due to refraining from going out. Also restaurants that have decided to close the store New Coronavirus May 2 18:32

With the government's policy of extending the declaration of an emergency that will expire on the 6th of this month for about a month, some restaurants have decided to close their stores due to a drop in sales due to a decrease in customers due to refraining from going out. I am.

Konosuke Takewaka, a company that operates a meat restaurant and a ramen and mochi nabe restaurant in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, continued to operate by closing the closing time of each store from the 16th of last month after the emergency declaration was issued. I came.

The stores were all crowded with customers because they were all located in the office district, but the number of customers was drastically reduced due to the refraining from going out due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

We hired 6 part-time workers at the two stores, but to reduce expenses, we took a break from all employees and continued to operate by employees alone, and began taking out.

However, the current sales have fallen to one-third compared to the same period last year, and we are waiting for payment of rent from suppliers of materials and shops.

For this reason, Takewaka-san decided to close the meat restaurant last month in an attempt to overcome the difficult situation by reducing its management, but the government has indicated that it will extend the emergency declaration. The stores are also forced to consider closing.

Konosuke Takewaka, CEO of Nosuke World Create, said, "If the emergency declaration is extended, there will be no sales for three months. We can only compensate for the amount up to April. It is not possible to do it by self-help efforts alone, and I would like the government to promptly ask for further assistance including compensation for rent and personnel expenses. " It was