Pub revenue was down more than 40% over the past weekend with one in five businesses having reported a sales drop of more than 60%, according to UKHospitality.
While banks and pubcos are predicting a monumental storm for the pub trade, CGA Strategy’s chief operating officer has said that despite the future looking incredibly challenging, "it’s not all doom and gloom".
Comments made by Grocery Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon have sparked fresh warnings that the pub trade must read up on the statutory code before it is introduced next year.
It’s a truism to say that the pub trade is a ‘people business’ — but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth repeating. While your property itself and its location might attract customers, it’s your employees who determine whether they will ever return.
I must declare my admiration for Bridget Ware, the new host of the College Arms, Hall Green, Birmingham. For one thing, this is the first time that this 75-year-old has taken on a pub, writes Tony Jennings.
David Hawksworth was recently crowned the new president of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA). He talks to Gurjit Degun about getting a fair deal for licensee.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Repeated calls for government to intervene on behalf of the tied pub trade appear to have fallen upon deaf ears. One covert organisation has decided to take matters into their own hands. James Bond, agent 007...
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its 10 year mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and civilisations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.
There is a component of success in the pub trade that's really powerful if it can be harnessed — the relationship between you and your staff, writes The PMA Team.
There's never a dull moment in the pub trade, that's for sure! On the bad side there was more legislative drivel to deal with, and hopes that the new...
Critical decisions lie ahead in this Parliament that will affect the pub trade for years to come. MPs will have their say on a host of new rules and...
Providing an online forum for customers to rate their pub experiences will demonstrate how seriously the trade takes their opinions, says The PMA Team.
It's going to be a busy week for politicians with an interest in the pub trade and for those within the pub trade with an interest in persuading such...
Remember that chant in Animal Farm — "four legs good, two legs bad"? Well, it's becoming that heated and polarised in the pub trade these days, says Andrew Pring.
When Alistair Darling announced he was whacking another eight per cent on alcohol duty it was like the whole industry was dealt an unexpected blow to...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
