St. Patrick’s Day celebrations bring big business to downtown

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – With all of the folks downtown for St. Patrick’s Day, companies have been getting ready for a surge in prospects.

We have been on Broad Avenue with how the festivities are bringing an financial growth to native companies.

Huge crowds and larger gross sales. It’s the case for a number of companies downtown as folks collect for the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and eating places say they’re all in on the celebration.

As floats roll down Telfair and Broad, gross sales roll in for eating places downtown.

In keeping with the Nationwide Retail Federation, 61% of customers are celebrating St. Patrick’s day this yr. Spending a median of $43.48 per particular person.

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“It positively looks like a much bigger income day. It sweetens the pot,” mentioned Frog Hole Hospitality Group Director of Operations Breannah Newton.

Newton says whereas Pho-Ramen’L and Tacocat are a number of the latest spots downtown, they nonetheless really feel the affect of occasions like this.

“Plenty of households, bigger groups- so, we do employees up extra in an effort to anticipate that want,” she mentioned.

Tyrice Thomas with Pizza Joint says they’re anticipating practically double their gross sales.

“A standard Friday is about $6,500, and immediately we’re going to be at eight to 10.

It’s a actuality Asian Brown with the Brunch Home of Augusta says they’re grateful for.

“It feels nice to know that we’ve got the help of the town behind us and with out native companies. We’re the spine of the economic system, so conserving us robust is conserving a robust group,” he mentioned.

Whereas the parade is the beginning of an enormous month for native companies, Thomas says that is solely a style of what’s to come back within the subsequent few weeks.

“In terms of Masters proper now, I’ve simply been hiring employees as a result of I wish to ensure we’re staffed as a result of it’s our busiest time of the yr. Nothing compares to Masters week right here,” he mentioned.

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