Wet-led sector sees 90% sales slump in lockdown

Pub and bar groups saw a staggering 90% drop in sales last month as lockdown in England and ongoing restrictions in Scotland and Wales took their toll, the Coffer Peach Business Tracker has revealed. According to the tracker, bar groups were the worst affected with sales down 90.2% on November last year, closely followed by drink-led managed pubs (down 88.8%). Food-led operations faired slightly better, with some still able to rely on delivery revenue, though total sales in group-owned restaurants still fell by 65.9% year-on-year, and food-led pubs were down 85%.