All Pubs articles – Page 6
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Analysis & InsightRapid churn of closures and openings sees number of hospitality outlets hold steady in Q2
The latest Hospitality Market Monitor highlights particularly significant churn in the bar sector and shows that Britain’s city centres remain resilient despite the sector’s challenges
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NewsWorld Cup delivers 16% spending boost for UK pubs and bars
Data from Dojo also shows that across the tournament spending uplift in hospitality venues was 9% higher on average compared to Euro 2024
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Weekend Press‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales
England’s progress provides best football-related uplift of recent years, with one pub too packed to host its Dolly Parton tribute, The Guardian reports
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Weekend PressHow much does Wetherspoons make from its gambling machines?
A profit warning this week from JD Wetherspoon brought to mind a question that’s been bothering us for a while: does the UK’s best-known pub landlord make more on its gambling machines than it does on drinks or food? The FT investigates
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Opinion‘The cavalry is coming’: vibes-minister looks to reclaim the pub from Farage
In an appeal to the voters who have defected to Reform, Andy Burnham has sent a strong signal of his support for the sector, positining pubs as intrinsic to British heritage and working-class culture
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NewsBusiness groups unite against holiday tax
As Edinburgh becomes the first UK city to introduce a holiday tax, a coalition of business, hospitality, tourism, countryside and travel groups have urged the government to rethink the policy
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Analysis & InsightRates cut welcomed, but support ‘shouldn’t stop at pubs’
Many of the larger pub groups have voiced their support for the measure, but others have been more vocal in their frustration that the measure doesn’t go far enough and are calling on the government not to overlook the struggles of restaurants and hotels, and the bigger problem of VAT
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News‘Challenging weather conditions’ moderates third quarter trading at M&B
The pub and restaurant group saw flat sales in Q3, but notes that year-to-date like-for-like growth remains robust at 2.2%
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NewsWorld Cup lifts pubs but restaurant sales dip in flat June for hospitality
While pub like-for-like sales were up by 1.9% year-on-year last month, the best performance of the year so far for the category, restaurant group sales were down 0.7%
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NewsRyan: ‘Business rates cut more generous than it first appears’
The global tax firm says when taken together with support announced earlier this year the new reduction to rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues represents ‘a significant package’
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NewsBusiness rate cut: ‘A shot of relief for pub, clubs and live venues’
The government’s decision to cut business rates bills for thousands of hospitality venues across England has been welcomed, but there are warnings over the exclusion of restaurants and hotels
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NewsBusiness rates cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues confirmed
The government says the 20% cut will benefit nearly 32,000 venues and save the typical pub an estimated £1,100 in the next financial year
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NewsRedCat completes transformation
Now a focused premium pubs-with-rooms operator, the conclusion of the process will see the departure of founder and chair Rooney Anand, CEO Richard Lewis, and CFO Mike Rothwell, with Coaching Inn managing director to lead the reshaped business with new investment from Oaktree Capital
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NewsShepherd Neame announces board changes
Jonathan Neame will move into the role of exective chairman after the retirement of Richard Oldfield, while CFO Mark Rider will become MD, and Graham Turner joins as NED
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NewsWetherspoon advises to hit on profits
Chairman Tim Martin warned full year profits are likely to be below market expectations, with marginally lower sales than anticipated in the final quarter
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NewsBusiness rates announcement expected in days
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to raise business rates for fulfilment warehouses to pay for cutting rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues by 20%
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Analysis & InsightPremium dining and hotels outperform wider hospitality sector
Revenue across restaurants, pubs and bars was up 1.50% overall last month, compared to May 2026, but down 1.05% on the comparable month last year, the latest Hospitality Index from Moore Kingston Smith has found.
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NewsBrewDog appoints new director of bars
Former director at London restaurant and pub group Soltaire, Gemma Hampton-Stone will lead the Tilray Brands-owned business’ bars in the UK and Europe
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NewsFuller’s sees improved like-for-like performance for the year to date
Executive chairman Simon Emeny said he was delighted with Fuller’s consistent progress and strong operational performance this year, with the group benefiting from the warm weather and World Cup activity.
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NewsMarston’s sees like-for-like sales decline
Despite a 1.6% decline in like-for-like sales over the past 42 weeks, the 1,300 strong pub business reported excellent sales growth in its new pub formats, with sports bar concept Grandstand “the standout performer”.