Trading Conditions

Record December caps strong year for Incipio

30-Jan-2024 By Ed Bedington

Innovative London-based operators Incipio Group have announced its strongest Christmas trading to date, along with a record year of sales.

Another Christmas lost?

25-Nov-2022 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington catches up with hospitality expert Paul Pavli to get his take on the week's news, dominated by the rail union's decision to announce fresh strikes.

Consumer confidence and staycations boost sales at managed pub groups

13-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Mounting consumer confidence and staycations helped Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups to lift sales above pre-Covid-19 levels in August, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.

Liberation Group trading strongly but warns of challenges ahead

09-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Liberation Group, the pub operator and brewer, has revealed that it is “recovering strongly” since reopening but warns of challenging times ahead.

Pub industry ‘buoyant’ as restaurants suffer, data shows

03-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The pub industry has remained “buoyant” in comparison to restaurants, trading data from market research firm AlixPartners has shown.

M&B bemoans 'difficult' August

25-Sep-2014 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has reported a 0.1% rise in like-for-like sales in the nine weeks to 20 September following “difficult” trading conditions in the pub sector in August.

Brakspear profits dip

15-Aug-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Brakspear, the tenanted and leased pub operator, saw pre-tax profits fall 3.9% to £3.245m in 2010 amid "challenging" trading conditions. Turnover...

Mark Kenyon: The lack of credit - and how to cope

18-May-2009

Whatever the prognosis for the wider economy, the current climate and trading conditions for many companies in this sector remains something many may...

Adnams issues profit warning

01-Jul-2008 By M&C Report

Adnams, the Suffolk brewer, has issued a profit warning, saying that its first half operating profits would be "substantially lower" than last year's...

THE AGENTS

25-Oct-2007

Trevor M Watson Director Davis Coffer Lyons It is now widely accepted that trading conditions in the leisure sector are likely to be more difficult...