Irresponsible Promotions

Drinks discount cards legal in Scotland

09-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney

Drinks discount cards in Scotland are legal, a judge has ruled in a test case on irresponsible promotions in Scotland. Dundee's Sheriff Court ruled...

Scottish pubs call for supermarket action

04-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Scotland's biggest pub groups have called for Government action to stamp out irresponsible promotions on alcohol in supermarkets. Mitchells &...

Grogan calls for supermarket code of practice

06-Dec-2007

John Grogan MP has called on supermarkets to come up with a code of practice against irresponsible promotions, in a Parlaimentarty debate today.After...

Licensee lambasts Londis litter louts

01-Mar-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

A licensee has called on his local council to act over "irresponsible promotions" by the off-trade in his area.David Stocken, licensee of the Dolphin...

Government support for clampdown on promotions

25-May-2005

New pub industry guidelines aimed at stamping out irresponsible promotions in pubs in England and Wales have been backed by the government.But the...

Scotland clampdown on drinks promotions

23-Oct-2003 By Mairi Clark Dundee and Stirling

Licensing Boards have become the latest in Scotland to introduce guidelines about trading and irresponsible promotions, with Dundee also introducing...

The growth of late-night venues has been a classic tale of s

03-Jul-2003

We've seen the resulting over-capacity lead to price wars, irresponsible promotions, falling profits and bankruptcies. But this plethora of...

Mitchells & Butlers denies aggressive pricing strategy

05-Jun-2003

Mitchells & Butlers has pledged to stick to its "no irresponsible promotions" policy, despite plans to drop the average price of alcohol across...

A no-no to promos

21-May-2003

There is a belief that irresponsible promotions are destroying the image of the drinks industry. Michelle Perrett asks what's being done about...