anyone who been through the 1997 crash can attest to the fact that high end restaurants and shopping malls were among the first to suffer during an economic downturn

without excess money ppl won't go eat in expensive restaurants

when the money become tight, ppl will tighten their belts and will think of ways to save money

we do not know how bad this economic downturn will be, but many business people are starting to prepare, for the worst