GAME, SET AND CASH CREDIT CRUNCH Crowds, spending and prize money all up as Wimbledon all but escapes effects of the recession, reports Stewart Fisher
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CREDIT crunch, what credit crunch? Wimbledon seems to ignore the worldwide recession and carry on regardless.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds are two of the bailed-out banking groups who have been criticised for spending lavish sums on hospitality this year, but according to the All England Club this is actually one of the few areas of their business which has witnessed a bit of "softening". And fortunately for the biggest establishment event in the nation's sporting calendar, the great British public has bailed them out too.See the full content of this document
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GAME, SET AND CASH CREDIT CRUNCH Crowds, spending and prize money all up as Wimbledon all but escapes effects of the recession, reports Stewart Fisher
Attendances in the first week of Wimbledon 2009 have raised that newly installed Centre Court roof. During the first four days of competition just short of 20,000 more spectators that 12 months ago walked through the gates.
Queues for the public sale tickets are lo...See the full content of this document
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