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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Independent Breweries Call On Government To Confirm Review Of Alcohol Duty System One Year On
Independent breweries are today calling on the Labour Government to confirm that the new Alcohol Duty System will be reviewed after three years, as research…
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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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Punch Pubs & Co Acquires The White Swan, Market Rasen
Punch Pubs & Co has added to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of The White Swan in Market Rasen. The traditional town pub, set…
Read more...Summer Of Sport And New Investments Boost Young’s Sales & Revenue
Young’s has announced an increase in revenue of 26% since the beginning of the new financial year thanks to a boost from the UK’s summer…
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Independent Brewing Sector Sees Strong Sales And Demand But Financial Pressures And Market Access Restricting Growth
Figures released today show the total number of breweries in the UK has continued to decline despite the sector reporting strong sales, with a -29…
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Weather Cools Euros Effect As Hospitality Groups Score 2.9% Sales Growth In June
Britain’s top hospitality groups recorded year-on-year sales growth of 2.9% in June 2024, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. The figure is down…
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Thinking Drinkers Set Out To Save The Pub
Comedy duo the Thinking Drinkers is throwing its support behind the beleaguered hospitality sector with the launch of a new show celebrating the pleasures of…
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Fullers Enjoy “Strong Start” to Year as Sales Grow
Pub group Fuller Smith & Turner have reported strong in the first sixteen weeks of its current financial year with increased sales and improved margins….
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Doolin Rock Take on Second Pub With Greene King After £300,000 Investment
Doolin Rock Pub Company, the growing pub business founded by Colin Coogan and Austin Whelan, has opened its second pub with Greene King Pub Partners….
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Euros And England Boosts Box Sales By 300%
Bar group, Arc Inspirations is toasting a bumper summer of football as its elevated sports bar brand BOX recorded bumper sales during England’s run to…
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National Pubwatch Launches Major Review Into The Impact Of Pubwatches In Creating Safer Drinking Environments
National Pubwatch has launched new research to demonstrate the importance of pubwatch schemes to fighting crime and disorder. The voluntary organisation, that supports over 800…
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Warrington Pub Following £265,000 Refurbishment
The Church Inn on 78 Newton Road in Lowton, Warrington re-opened last Friday 12th July following a major investment of £265,000. The pub is part…
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Not The Result We’d Hoped For – But A Storming One For The On Trade
Sadly, yet again, it is not coming home this time. Unfortunately, England faltered in the final to a stunning Spain but all was not lost…
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Euros Final To Deliver £120 Million Boost For Nation’s Pubs
Britain’s pubs and bars are set to benefit from huge increased sales this Sunday, as part of an almost billion-pound windfall from the tournament. England…
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