C vid 19 The Impact of
and the KEY supports required to ensure future sustainability
The Hair and Beauty Industry Confederation (HABIC) wrote to the Government to highlight the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the sector across every county in Ireland. It outlines the key supports needed to ensure the future sustainability of the sector where many businesses are challenged to remain as a viable going concern and which are further challenged by a huge increase in black market trading. The impact on trading and the many small business in the sector throughout Ireland has been very serious. Salons have just opened after 25 weeks closed in 2021. The year on year comparison for 2020 against the previous years’ trading shows a stark impact of the virus. HABIC has 2,500 members throughout Ireland and overall there are 9031 businesses in the sector. Economist Jim Power has produced a report for HABIC that highlights the impact of the pandemic on the sector and the numerous measures required to ensure it is sustained into the future. The economic value or GDP contribution of the sector in 2019 was €2,624 Margaret O’Rourke Doherty, CEO of HABIC
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