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The resort town remains one of the hardest hit areas in Aotearoa, with small businesses experiencing a more than 23 percent decline in year-on-year revenue in January, according to the latest Xero Small Business Insights.
The summer holidays brought a bit of energy and hope to Fergburger, but group general manager Stephen Bradley said many seemed to have chosen a trip to the beach over Lake Wakatipu. You can t replace 85 percent of international tourists. We might fluctuate any day between 80 percent down to maybe 60 percent down if there s an event on on a weekend. It s massive fluctuations, Bradley said.
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