Here’s the story in numbers:
2021: <100k closures (COVID support still cushioning businesses)
2022: ~130k (support withdrawn, costs rising)
2023: 360k (inflation + interest rates + supply chain chaos)
2024: ~130k (stabilisation)
Here’s the story in numbers:
2021: <100k closures (COVID support still cushioning businesses)
2022: ~130k (support withdrawn, costs rising)
2023: 360k (inflation + interest rates + supply chain chaos)
2024: ~130k (stabilisation)