July Card Spending Falls but Pubs, Bars & Clubs Record Sales Uplift
Consumer card spending fell -0.3 per cent year-on-year in July – a slight improvement on June (-0.6 per cent) but noticeably lower than the latest…
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Liberation Shares Positive First Half Year as LfL Sales Increase 6.4%
Brewer and retailer Liberation Group, which has over 120 pubs, bars and inns has reported a strong 6.4% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed…
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Popular Wrexham Village Pub Gears Up For Annual Festival
A popular Wrexham pub is putting the final touches to its popular annual music and beer festival which attracts hundreds of people from across the…
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Euros Hangover Pushes Drinks Sales Down Year-On-Year
Last week’s drinks sales fell 6% below the same period in 2023 as some consumers tightened their spending after enjoying the Euro 2024 tournament in…
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“National Scandal Must Not Happen Again” – Campaign For Real Ale
In the wake of the one-year anniversary which saw the iconic and much-loved Crooked House pub destroyed by fire and shocking the nation, the Campaign…
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Stonegate Agrees Refinancing Deal
Pub and bar group Stonegate Pub Company has agreed a debt refinancing deal, addressing its debt of £2.2bn, Stonegate revealed that the refinancing package will…
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Interest Rates Cut For First Time In More Than Four Years
The Bank of England has cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 5%. The Bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted five to…
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Government Publishes Updated Remit for Low Pay Commission ahead of 2025 NLW Recommendations
The Department for Business and Trade has published an updated remit for the Low Pay Commission, following Labour’s victory at the General Election. The government…
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Owners Ordered to Restore 300 Year Old London Pub
Image Credit: Ewan Munro, China Hall, Surrey Quays, SE16 via Flcikr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2843480271) A historic London pub which had fallen into a state of disrepair by…
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Government Pledges ‘Further Measures on Tipping’
Minister for employment rights Justin Madders has unveiled plans to introduce further measures on tipping stating that the tipping bill was “the first step in…
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CAMRA Hits Out at Whitebread “Mass Pub Closures”
The Campaign for Real Ale has expressed ‘utter dismay’ over plans to close sites next to Premier Inns The Campaign for Real Ale has challenged…
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Reduce Cost of Doing Business Chancellor Urged in Upcoming October Budget
Chancellor or Rachel Reeves has been urged to implement vital measures to help the hospitality on trade sector in her first budget on October 30th….
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Mitchells & Butlers Report 5.7% Sales Increase In Year To Date
Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers has reported strong sales growth in the first three quarters of the year. Revenue was up by 5.7%…
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Punch Pubs & CO achieves Gold in Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Awards
Punch Pubs & Co has secured Gold in the 2023/24 Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index Awards for the second consecutive year. Mind surveyed almost 19,000 employees…
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Hertfordshire Pub Company Looks To Double In Size As It Takes Third Pub With Star
Hertfordshire-based pub operator Fishermann Pub Group has taken a five-year lease on its fourth pub in the county and says it has the capacity to…
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