{"id":2622,"date":"2026-07-03T09:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:32:03","slug":"is-the-world-cup-is-helping-small-businesses-in-miami-fans-know-what-they-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2622","title":{"rendered":"Is the World Cup is helping small businesses in Miami? Fans know what they want"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A well-known bar in Little Havana almost ran out of booze as Scotland\u2019s Tartan Army marched through the area. In downtown Miami, a new burger spot near the FIFA Fan Festival has been getting waves of hungry fans, even on weekdays.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2620\">How hologram humans are helping travelers find their way at Miami\u2019s airport<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As local and visiting World Cup fans take over the town for f\u00fatbol fever, businesses are feeling it in several ways.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some are benefiting big time, and others not so much \u2014 especially if their regular customers are staying away, feeling squeezed from the frenzy.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But one thing is for sure: More people on the streets means more potential business for South Florida entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey call soccer the beautiful game for a reason,\u201d said Michaeljohn Green, executive director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority. \u201cFor us, it connects people, communities and culture together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Green\u2019s organization supports commerce in downtown Miami. He believes the FIFA Fan Festival in downtown Miami has boosted business in the area as local people descend on Bayfront Park for watch parties.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness is always important, but community is important,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat this does and continues to do is connect the community to these businesses and vice versa. People are coming from Coconut Grove, Homestead, Hialeah and all over Miami-Dade County to come downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Little Havana\u2019s Calle Ocho also is a hotspot for tourists, and has been even more popular during the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ball &amp; Chain, a bar and restaurant on Calle Ocho, has stayed open until 4:30 a.m. because fans refuse to go home, said manager Yulissa Escobar. She estimates that sales have been up more than 50% during the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last week, we\u2019ve been staying an hour or an hour and a half past closing time.,\u201d said Escobar, 27.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Escobar said that the visiting \u201cScots have been the best part of the World Cup\u201d because of the energy with which they\u2019ve ordered and downed mojitos, which she has noticed is their favorite beverage at Ball &amp; Chain outside of beer, for which they didn\u2019t have a preference.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey drink anything,\u201d Escobar said of the Tartan Army\u2019s taste in beer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But World Cup fever hasn\u2019t spread to all parts of Calle Ocho, especially to businesses that don\u2019t sell beer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2618\">Miami-Dade school district keeps \u2018A\u2019 grade. See where your school ranked<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen more or less the same amount of people,\u201d Yamitka Torres said in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Torres, who works at Casa del Tabaco, a Calle Ocho cigar shop, noticed that more Americans purchased items than tourists from other parts of the world. \u201cThey look, and they go,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Across the street from Casa del Tabaco, Dayamis Hernandez of D&amp;D Giftshop has had a similar experience.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Hernandez\u2019s gift shop sells souvenirs and trinkets, and she noted that Scotland\u2019s Tartan Army contributed to three days of shopping activity, but that was it.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought it would be a lot more,\u201d she said. \u201cI saw a lot of businesses doing better that sell beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The sales numbers at both stores paled in comparison to the gaudy numbers at local food and drink establishments.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Business has been booming at Disco Donkey in downtown Miami.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Restaurateur Leo Soto didn\u2019t expect his burger restaurant to be so successful in its first month.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had weekend sales on weekdays,\u201d said Soto, 31.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Disco Donkey sells burgers with global twists, and they\u2019ve been a hit with hungry soccer fans who have taken over Miami during the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Brian Van Hook, regional director for the Florida International University School of Business Development Center, said the World Cup tourism has been good for many businesses \u2014 although others are still reeling from a challenging economy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing big impacts in terms of summer slowdown for local small businesses across South Florida, whether retail or restaurants,\u201d he said \u201cThere are increased costs, rents have gone up, labor costs have gone up and there is difficulty in recruiting staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2616\">Miami Gardens woman turns herself in months after shooting woman, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami small businesses report higher sales as the FIFA Fan Fest and visiting soccer fans, including Scotland\u2019s Tartan Army, energize Little Havana and downtown Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is the World Cup is helping small businesses in Miami? 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