If a Business Is Still Closed at this Point in the Crisis, It’s Probably Permanent

Permanent business closures are now outpacing temporary shutdowns, a new report from Yelp shows.

As of mid-July, 55 percent of the 132,500 pandemic-era closures on Yelp are now permanent.

What this means is that if your favorite restaurant or store is still closed at this point in the pandemic, chances are, it's not coming back.

“The longer these temporary closings go on, the more of them will turn permanent,”