Untrügliche Zeichen der Krise

© APA/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDISepa03672556 (08/16) An advertisement billboard that has stopped carrying any message for a long time now, is seen at the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, Greece, 03 March 2013. Worn by time and assaulted by bad weather, the message the billboards convey is the absence of message nowdays. As turnover in retail trade has dropped by 54.6 per cent since 2009, the advertising companies that own the billboards have suffered greatly from the economic crisis, as those advertised, in their attempts to reduce operational costs, have slashed their advertising expenses. EPA/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE (epa03672548) FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT