Richmond-based café Coffee on Queen is pushing back against a ban on advertising flags, and one expert says it's a sign of a bigger problem.

Café owner Matt Redwood says removing the flags from the footpath would lose $200-300 a day in lost sales - which would impact jobs.

Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges joined the Afternoons team to discuss further.

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