{"id":122788,"date":"2021-10-24T02:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T19:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/it-was-quite-overwhelming-how-it-feels-to-have-your-business-thrive-in-a-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2021-10-24T03:24:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T20:24:36","slug":"it-was-quite-overwhelming-how-it-feels-to-have-your-business-thrive-in-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/it-was-quite-overwhelming-how-it-feels-to-have-your-business-thrive-in-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was quite overwhelming\u2019: how it feels to have your business thrive in a pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFrom virtual puppy school to home bubble-tea subscriptions, lockdowns in Australia have created unlikely winners, but victory as an outlier is sometimes bittersweetIt\u2019s no secret that on the work front, the Covid narrative has predominantly been a negative one, with two-thirds of Australian businesses reporting a hit to revenue in 2020 and underemployment hitting a historic high of 13.8%, impacting 1.8 million people.Despite this, lockdowns have brought growth to certain sectors, with Australians spending big in areas such as beauty, hobbies and home furnishings. This increased desire for little luxuries is sometimes called the lipstick index. So what does it feel like to be an outlier in a downturn? We asked four business owners to share their experiences. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2021\/oct\/24\/it-was-quite-overwhelming-how-it-feels-to-have-your-business-thrive-in-a-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018It was quite overwhelming\u2019: how it feels to have your business thrive in a pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; From virtual puppy school to home bubble-tea subscriptions, lockdowns in Australia have created unlikely winners,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-vWs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44766,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/embattled-bovis-homes-to-report-flat-profits-as-outlier-to-booming-house-building-sector\/","url_meta":{"origin":122788,"position":0},"title":"Embattled Bovis Homes to report flat profits as outlier to booming house building sector","date":"February 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Embattled Bovis Homes to report flat profits as outlier to booming house building sector","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":162122,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-rise-of-branded-residences-and-why-hong-kong-is-an-outlier\/","url_meta":{"origin":122788,"position":1},"title":"The rise of branded residences and why Hong Kong is an outlier","date":"October 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Fancy living in a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs-themed neighbourhood? 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