While the "eye test" gives a clear view of how deep the impact of #covid19 is to our #economy, especially #retail, I thought this #dataset from OpenTable on the state of the restaurant industry was jaw-dropping.
Filterable by City, State and Country, it shows the dramatic drop in Year over Year seated diners in the OpenTable network.
This underscores the notion put forth by Michael Leavitt, our Secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush, that, “Everything you say in advance of a pandemic seems alarmist. Anything you’ve done after it starts is inadequate.”
Check it out.
State of the Restaurant Industry (OpenTable): https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry
