Der Artikel unten dient als Beleg zu meinem Hinweis im letzten Posting, dass es wenig bringt, die vielen Leerstände in den verwaisten Malls mit neuen Restaurant zu "füllen".
Probleme haben US-Restaurants jetzt schon. Eine Umfrage unter 1000 US-Konsumenten, die mindestens zwei Mal pro Woche außer Haus essen, ergab, dass sie 2017 ihre Restaurantbesuche um 8 % (bessere Restaurants) bis 13 % (Fastfood) reduzieren wollen, um mehr Geld für Anderes zu haben oder (im Fall der Babyboomer) mehr Geld für die Rente zurücklegen zu können. So rächt sich der seit 1970 in USA und Europa grassierende Reallohn-Abbau.
Es liegt auf der Hand, dass mehr und neue Restaurants in verlassenen Malls in einem solchen Umfeld wenig Erfolgschancen haben.
www.cnbc.com/2017/04/10/...ants-loyal-customers-are-cutting-back.html
More trouble for restaurants: Loyal customers are cutting back
The restaurant industry could be headed for an even greater funk this year, as more consumers opt to save their money rather than dine out.
Diners who typically eat at least twice weekly at a fast-food chain told AlixPartners, a New York-based consulting firm, that they plan to cut back on their restaurant visits by 8 percent over the next 12 months.
The news is even worse for fast-casual chains — think Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread, and like — where diners who typically eat out at these places least twice weekly plan to cut back their visits by about 13 percent.
AlixPartners polled more than 1,000 U.S. consumers from Feb. 14-16, found that half of the respondents hoped to save money by eating out less. Some still wanted to spend, but not on dining; 32 percent said they would spend the money on travel and 31 percent planned to use that cash on "personal services" like hair or nail care, dry cleaning or housekeeping, among other things.
Baby Boomers, in particular, were more likely to ditch dining out to put away money for retirement. Millennials, on the other hand, are more inclined to spend their restaurant funds on other experiences, personal services or on their education or student loans.
Kurt Schnaubelt, a managing director at AlixPartners, said that having these two spending groups looking to deploy their money differently will be "painful" for the restaurant industry.