Kansas City small businesses say World Cup is hurting sales. There's no bump like the city promised ^56.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Cassandra Isobelle Flores - 6/22/2026, 10:28 AM

Anecdotal 31.4% - Hasty Generalization 28.6% - Negativity Bias 16.7%

Chandler Hottenstein spent over a year in preparation for the World Cup. Hottenstein currently operates the Cinder Block Brewery, a taproom based in North Kansas City. She saw this global-scale event as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to skyrocket business growth. But two weeks into the World Cup, Hottenstein says the time she's put... more