National coin shortage

Businesses now dealing with a shortage of coins

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YOU CAN EVEN FINDSIGNS ASKING FOR EXACT CHANGEIN THE TUCSON AREA.

NINE ONYOUR SIDES BRIAN BRENNANLOOKED INTO THE IMPACT ONRESTAURANTS IN ARIZONA.BRIAN BRENNAN: MANY OF THEBUSINESSES WEVE REACHED OUT TOSAY THIS SHORTAGE HASNTREALLY IMPACTED THEIR BOTTOMLINE YET& BUT SOME SAY THEBANK HAS PUT A LIMIT ON HOWMANY COINS THEY CAN TAKE OUT.YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY STARTEDTO SEE THE SIGNS.

LIKE THISONE SAYING THERE IS A COINSHORTAGE FROM THE FEDERALRESERVE AND ASKING YOU TO PAYIN EXACT CHANGE.

STEVE CHUCRIARIZONA RESTAURANTASSOCIATION, CEO 9:19-29 WEARE STARTING TO SEE THAT MOREAND MORE, AND PEOPLE NOTTAKING THEIR SPARE CHANGEBECAUSE THEY ARE NOT OUT LIKETHEY USED TO BE.

ARIZONARESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONPRESIDENT AND CEO STEVE CHUCRISAYS THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY ISTHE SECTOR OF RESTAURANTS MOSTIMPACTED BY THE COIN SHORTAGE.STEVE CHUCRI ARIZONARESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, CEO2:38-49 IS IT ONE THAT HASCRIPPLED THE INDUSTRY NO, BUTWE ARE SEEING A LOT LESSCURRENCY BEING USED.

REPORTEDREASONS FOR THE SHORTAGEINCLUDE FEWER COINSCIRCULATING IN THE ECONOMYAFTER SHUTDOWNS& AND MANYPEOPLE TURNING TO ONLINESHOPPING.

ITS ANOTHERPOTENTIAL HURDLE FOR ANINDUSTRY THAT HAS ALREADY BEENPUMMELED BY THE PANDEMIC.STEVE CHUCRI ARIZONARESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, CEO6:53-7:00 I WILL TELL YOU INTHE MONTH OF APRIL ALONE WELOST 815 MILLION IN SALES INARIZONA OUR DAILY LOSS RATEWAS 29 MILLION DOLLARS.

CHUCRISAYS BETWEEN SHUTTING DOWN,OPENING BACK UP, ANDRESTRICTIONS ON SEATING& ACOIN SHORTAGE IS LOW ON THELIST OF TROUBLES.

MOST AREDEALING WITH IT SIMPLY BYASKING CUSTOMERS TO USE ACREDIT CARD OR DONATE THEIRCHANGE TO A CHARITY.

STEVECHUCRI ARIZONA RESTAURANTASSOCIATION, CEO 8:21-25 ITHINK THE COIN SHORTAGE IS AGOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE GIVEN THEOTHER PROBLEMS WEVE HAD.

THATBEING SAID... HE WOULD LIKE TOREMIND PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THEIRLOCAL RESTAURANTS.

BRIANBRENNAN KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR