Comments on: My Great Clips experience http://phoenix.gargs.com/blog/2006/02/21/my-great-clips-experience/ Saurabh Garg's Blog about Wonderful Things! Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:02:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gargs http://phoenix.gargs.com/blog/2006/02/21/my-great-clips-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Gargs Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:33:08 +0000 http://phoenix.gargs.com/blog/?p=85#comment-244 sI think it's a good question that needs to be explored. Statistically, all the restaurant industry stocks have performed very well even when the American economy was reeling under the effect of the dot-com crash and/or the somewhat recessive nature of the economy earlier this decade. Now, it is also true that most of the restaurant stocks are very well restaurant chain stocks with a very economical menu, generally. Current market pricing dictates that the price difference between eating at home using top quality ingredients and eating at a chain isn't a lot or even considerable. Besides, in a family, you always have children and other intrinsic factors that make eating out usually the last monetary sacrifice in times of economic hardship. If you look at the stock performance, restaurant stocks in general have always been a secure way to invest your money. And it's not very surprising, but alcohol stocks actually go up during recession. Restaurants make money serving alcohol. If anything, I think the niche/upclass/specialised restaurants face more hardships during economic downturns. sI think it’s a good question that needs to be explored. Statistically, all the restaurant industry stocks have performed very well even when the American economy was reeling under the effect of the dot-com crash and/or the somewhat recessive nature of the economy earlier this decade. Now, it is also true that most of the restaurant stocks are very well restaurant chain stocks with a very economical menu, generally. Current market pricing dictates that the price difference between eating at home using top quality ingredients and eating at a chain isn’t a lot or even considerable. Besides, in a family, you always have children and other intrinsic factors that make eating out usually the last monetary sacrifice in times of economic hardship. If you look at the stock performance, restaurant stocks in general have always been a secure way to invest your money.

And it’s not very surprising, but alcohol stocks actually go up during recession. Restaurants make money serving alcohol.

If anything, I think the niche/upclass/specialised restaurants face more hardships during economic downturns.

]]> By: Ideamani http://phoenix.gargs.com/blog/2006/02/21/my-great-clips-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Ideamani Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:02:09 +0000 http://phoenix.gargs.com/blog/?p=85#comment-243 I would'nt agree that the restaurant business is recession-resistant - I think the food business is, but if people dont have money, they would eat at home instead of eating out. I would’nt agree that the restaurant business is recession-resistant – I think the food business is, but if people dont have money, they would eat at home instead of eating out.

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