Pawn shops are regaining business years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record-high inflation across the U.S., shoppers hope the price is right.
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"For four years, I pitched the reality show and people just kept telling me that no one wanted to watch a show about four fat guys in a pawn shop," he joked."It took a while to climb out of it, but it was slow and progressive."to it were not affecting the economy, so Harrison said the recession in 2008 was a more naturally occurring situation.
The Pawn Stars Las Vegas store, Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, is regaining the foot traffic lost during the pandemic."Pre-pandemic, I was averaging right around 3,000 customers a day. Then the pandemic happened, and in April 2020, at a $325,000 payroll and $48,000 in sales," Harrison said, "I mean, it was a ghost town in here."
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