Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「The U.S. bar industry is in crisis. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Flagged early on as risky for the spread of Covid-19, some bars managed to survive because either they were permitted some indoor seating or they got by on outdoor seating. Now, bars that remain open—including the ones pictured here in Manhattan’s East and West Villages—are relying on the critical holiday season to produce enough revenue to keep the doors open. But cold weather, plus a patchwork of restrictions, are making that effort nearly impossible for many of them.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The bar industry is a fraction of the size of the restaurant industry but has endured a greater percentage of closings, according to business review website Yelp and research firm Datassential. Many bars that don’t serve food have been completely restricted from seating customers; some have shut down or kept a trickle of revenue from to-go cocktails.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The bar industry, which generated sales of $19.9 billion in 2019, according to the trade group American Nightlife Association, is nearly one month into its most critical season and it isn’t going well. Bars typically fill up seven days a week with holiday happy hours and workplace gatherings, generating double to three times their usual revenue, according to the United States Bartenders’ Guild, a nonprofit organization that represents bartenders.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Now as major cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago revert to some form of lockdown, would-be revelers are finding it easier and more affordable to drink at home.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Read more at the link in our bio. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📷: @dontgabalot for @wsjphotos」12月27日 4時02分