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Analysis

Could Pret replace the pub?

21-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

There are plenty of obstacles in the way of pubs, and it’s not just coming from Government taxation, there’s also coffee shops and fast-food businesses to beat. Emily Sutherland reports.

Analysis

What consumers really want from a community pub

04-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

There’s good news for the trade from the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker, which takes a monthly look at household spend on leisure activities, including eating and drinking out.

Pubs selling more coffee than cafes

18-Oct-2012

Britain’s national pub chains have become the country’s number one coffee seller according to new figures released by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).

Black days ahead for Big Brewing's dark forces

04-Mar-2011 By Tony Jennings

Declining global beer sales show that Big Brewing is losing ground slowly but surely in the mature markets of Europe and America, says Tony Jennings.

Support for Wetherspoons' breakfast move

10-Nov-2010

Managed group JD Wetherspoon has ditched the uniform opening of pubs at 7am and introduced more flexible breakfast hours - in line with other...

Renata Pankova: Coffee shops are waking up and smelling the alcohol'

10-Nov-2010

Indeed the article was about city coffee shops seeking ways to attract what the Americans call "late-day" customers. What transfixed me however was...

'Businesses face deluge of job-hunters'

19-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore

The recession has provided employers with a big opportunity - and a potential dilemma - in the form of burgeoning piles of applications from eager...