Small businesses with BP branding feel economic effects of the blowback from the oil spill in the Gulf
(By Fran Daniel, Winston-Salem Journal) - Carl Brown has noticed a big drop in the number of people buying gas and convenience-store merchandise at BP of Forsyth County since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began in April.
As the owner and operator of the station, which is on South Hawthorne in Winston-Salem, he estimated that his business has dropped 50 percent from this time a year ago because of a combination of the oil spill and the down economy.
He said that most people do not understand that he is an independent operator.
"People assume that when they see the BP sign that's what's causing the problem," he said. "They don't look at BP Oil. They look at the BP they're dealing with."
As the owner and operator of the station, which is on South Hawthorne in Winston-Salem, he estimated that his business has dropped 50 percent from this time a year ago because of a combination of the oil spill and the down economy.
He said that most people do not understand that he is an independent operator.
"People assume that when they see the BP sign that's what's causing the problem," he said. "They don't look at BP Oil. They look at the BP they're dealing with."
posted by BP News Bureau | 12:06 PM
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