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Winners and losers So it’s all over for another four years – the cheering, the crying, the medal presentations and the fantastic opening and closing ceremonies. But how was it for you, the C&C/wholesalers and retailers in the thick of the action? It depends, of course, on who you ask. Certainly, a poll of those nearest to the east London stadium, conducted by Cash & Carry Management, showed that some of the local wholesale businesses fared badly and that takings, as well as congestion, were nothing like as anticipated. It can be assumed from this that the retail community, acting on travel advice from the authorities, also miscalculated what would happen. What about the suppliers, particularly the major sponsors, such as Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola Enterprises? Surely the giant McDonald’s in the stadium complex – a food outlet erected specially for the event, and the largest of its kind in the world – made a killing. Other catering operators in the park, given that only a limited amount of food and drink could be carried by spectators into the sporting arena, must also have raked it in. So did Procter & Gamble and Coke consider it an adventure well worth their while, not just by virtue of increased takings during the Olympics and Paralympics, but also by being given the privilege of using the Games emblem on advertising material? I, for one, would certainly like to see the figures. Or is it not simply a case of winning, but of taking part?
How have Today’s been faring – and the other groups? See pp.30–40
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