With a Premier League kick-off scheduled for 17 June and pubs slated to start opening less than a month later, what challenges could the return of live sport pose operators?
Ashley McCarthy tells us how he felt when pubs closed, what he has done to keep his destination pub – Ye Old Sun Inn – running, his reopening plans and how he sees the industry post-pandemic.
Jay Flynn, whose Virtual Pub Quiz broke a Guinness World Record earlier this month, shared his tips on running a successful online pub quiz, which include keeping question topics accessible and using word-of-mouth marketing.
The challenges of running a hospitality operation while dealing with social distancing restrictions are many, particularly during the recent hot weather.
Social distancing may force operators to re-programme post-lockdown pubs to accommodate new consumer behaviour – but which tech innovations can help them push the right buttons?
Publicans operating gift card schemes have said they are not worried that making sales now could mean they do not take more money when they are eventually able to reopen.
By Sam Ulph, founder and CEO of e-commerce tech company StarStock
Reinventing your business is one thing – doing it in the space of a week is another, especially in the middle of a global crisis ravaging your industry.
A former licensee has received a community award from the Prime Minister for hosting an online pub quiz to raise money for charity, which featured famous celebrities including Stephen Fry.
Insight tracker CGA has revealed the attitudes of Chinese consumers towards eating and drinking out of home, meaning UK pubs can look to their international peers for an idea of how the public will feel about visiting in the months after reopening.
Pubs have been forced to flex their operational muscles during these testing times and some have decided to take on the supermarkets by opening shops on-site
