Small business revenue fell in January, first fall since May

Small business revenue fell in January, first fall since May
Staff reporters
Revenue through small businesses in January fell for the first time since May, down 6% from January 2020, but job numbers were up 1.9% on January 2020.Figures provided by software provider Xero showed revenue fell in all regions with Queenstown the hardest hit, down 23.2%, followed by Otago, down 14.7%, and Waikato, down 7.8%. Auckland was down 4%.It's the worst month since last May when sales were down 15% on a year earlier — the worst month last year was April when sales were down 37.4% with the country in lockdown.Xero's managi...