SPEED BUMPS INCLUDED. REPORTING IN FS, ML, 4029 NEWS. GAMEDAY MAKES A FULL RETURN TO THE HILL THIS FOOTBALL SEASON -- AND THIS HAS MORE THAN JUST HOG áFANSá EXCITED. 40/29'S LYDIA FIEERLD TALKED TO A LOCAL áBUSINESS OWNERá WHO SAYS LE SS REGULATIONS MEAN MORE SALES. SHE JOINS US LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE. THIS SEASON, THE school IS allowing FULL CAPACITY at the stadium, AND TAILGATING IS A GO. AND THE OWNER OF STADIUM SHOPPE ON RAZORBACK ROAD SAYS THAS T'GOING DTORIVE MORE SALES. 75 to 80,000 people at a ge am will impact the economy and it will help sales tremendously ." OWNER ROBERT MANN SAYS EVER SINCE THE HOG BASKETBALL TEAM MADE THE ELITE EIGHT, AND THE BASEBALL STADIUM OPENED AT FULL CAPACITY, SALES WENT U P. BUT HE SAYS THEY'RE STILL RUNNING INTO SOME PROBLEMS FROM COVID-19. SUPP LY ISSUEMES AN THEIR POPULAR ITEMS CAN'T GET RESTOCKED QUICKLY. AND A LOT OF THE PRODUCTS ARE GOING UP IN PRICE. EVEN WITH STEADY SALES NOW, MANN SAYS... EVERY CUSTOMER COUNTS. <> "You don't ever want to turn away a sale no matter what. Last year, thoh,ug was en ve more important than ever, because you had so few people coming in you codnul't afford to even lose one. It's not that bad now, but we still need eve ry sale because we're still digging out of what the hole that COVID put us in." RIGHT NOW, THEIR BEST SELLERS? MANN SAYS IT'S ANYTHING TO DO WITH BEATING TEXAS. The game starts at
Rollbacks on Razorback Stadium restrictions mean more sales, Fayetteville shop owner hopes
A local business owner said more capacity in Donald W. Reynolds Stadium should drive more customers through their doors.
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Fayetteville businesses need full capacity at home football games to continue climbing back from COVID-19 setbacks, one shop owner told 40/29 News.Stadium Shoppe on Razorback said capacity caps at sporting venues on campus last school year almost drove the store out of business. “You don't ever want to turn away a sale no matter what. Last year, though, was even more important than ever because you had so few people coming in, you couldn't afford to even lose one,” owner Robert Mann said. “It's not that bad now, but we still need every sale because we're still digging out of the hole that COVID put us in.”Previous coverage: No tailgating at Razorback Stadium could affect Fayetteville businessesRazorback Stadium will return to full capacity when it hosts its first game this Saturday. The stadium seats more than 70,000 people, but Saturday's game is not sold out.Here’s the latest: Arkansas won't require vaccinations, negative tests, or masks at Razorback Stadium“All business owners in Fayetteville will tell you that it's a numbers game, that if you only have half capacity or less, then you don't have enough people to impact the economy here in Fayetteville,” Mann said. “75- to 80,000 people at the game will impact the economy, and it will help sales tremendously.”Arkansas kicks off versus Rice University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville businesses need full capacity at home football games to continue climbing back from COVID-19 setbacks, one shop owner told 40/29 News.
Stadium Shoppe on Razorback said capacity caps at sporting venues on campus last school year almost drove the store out of business.
“You don't ever want to turn away a sale no matter what. Last year, though, was even more important than ever because you had so few people coming in, you couldn't afford to even lose one,” owner Robert Mann said. “It's not that bad now, but we still need every sale because we're still digging out of the hole that COVID put us in.”
Previous coverage: No tailgating at Razorback Stadium could affect Fayetteville businesses
Razorback Stadium will return to full capacity when it hosts its first game this Saturday. The stadium seats more than 70,000 people, but Saturday's game is not sold out.
Here’s the latest: Arkansas won't require vaccinations, negative tests, or masks at Razorback Stadium
“All business owners in Fayetteville will tell you that it's a numbers game, that if you only have half capacity or less, then you don't have enough people to impact the economy here in Fayetteville,” Mann said. “75- to 80,000 people at the game will impact the economy, and it will help sales tremendously.”
Arkansas kicks off versus Rice University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4.
