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Pubs and bars see lower beer sales over bank holiday

2026-09-04T07:37:38.3+01:00

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Sunday the stand-out trading day of long weekend

2026-09-04T07:37:06.83+01:00

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GLP-1: Balancing volume loss with value gains

2026-09-03T07:56:00+01:00

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Business optimism down despite summer sales boost

2026-09-02T07:50:33.21+01:00

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Heatwaves cost sector millions in extra energy costs

2026-09-02T07:50:25.8+01:00

Pub garden beer pints

Bank holiday pints set to give pub sector £13m sales boost

2026-09-01T07:36:00+01:00

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Sugar rush: inside the UK’s growing dessert market

2026-08-28T07:50:02.813+01:00

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Could new NEET figures be start of downward trend?

2026-08-28T07:50:00+01:00

Stonegate

Stonegate is in the PCA’s sights… but who is watching the watchdog?

2026-08-27T07:35:01.43+01:00

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Restaurant sales flag in the July heat

2026-08-25T07:48:18.197+01:00

JW Lees Bellflower External Evening

Business rates: ‘Hospitality needs to be treated fairly and as one’

2026-08-25T07:48:00+01:00

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