Since March 2020, here in Ireland, salons have only been open about 6 months (our summer/Autumn) as we had to close in March to end of June, then close again at Christmas and probably won’t re-open until May depending on whether the infection rates spike again at Easter.
The long lockdowns have hugely affected many businesses who have had to stay closed for months on end, so it’s going to take a while for many salons to recover, but many will do so in time.
My personal motto is ‘everything changes’ because I know I can’t control everything in my life and sometimes I just have to ride out the tough patches but I know that eventually, I’ll get back on track again.