Pubs and bars in England continued a phased reopening during the first two weeks after lockdown was lifted on July 4. By this Thursday (July 16), 58% had opened their doors, up from 45% that traded on the first weekend.
Footfall in town and city centres has started to edge up following the reopening of the hospitality sector, with pubs faring better than restaurants as people venture out to eat and drink.
Consumers are putting much more planning into their eating and drinking out since lockdown eased, CGA’s new Consumer Pulse survey shows—but the fresh emphasis on reservations is hitting restaurants with a wave of no-shows.
Coffer Peach Business Tracker, trading figures for pub, bar and restaurant groups for week commencing July 6, 2020.
Pizza Hut, Six by Nico, Rosa’s Thai, Hickory’s and Bill’s round out this week’s list of reopenings.
The ‘We Hear You’ survey collected responses from around 2,000 consumers at the end of their visits in nearly 60 venues between Saturday 4 and Sunday 12 July. The full report is available to download here.
Total drinks sales in England’s managed pubs and bars remained around half pre-COVID levels on the second Saturday after reopening, but Sunday trading picked up.
The pandemic and lockdown have profound implications for out-of-home drinking and the premiumisation trend in particular. CGA’s Mark Newton explains how consumer behaviour is changing—and how retailers and suppliers can capitalise.
As the UK hospitality sector gradually reopens for business, CGA has geared up its data and insight operations, developing new services and collaborations to support suppliers and operators through the vital early phases of recovery.
Today’s Special rallied hospitality businesses from across the country in just under three weeks to raise over £225,000 for those hit hardest by the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and around the world.
Total drinks sales in managed pubs and bars that were open last weekend were 49% down on pre-lockdown levels on Saturday and 52% down on Sunday, CGA’s new Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.
Bistrot Pierre, Dishoom, Itsu, Leon and Nando’s are just a handful of operators reopening their doors to customers this week.
Coffer Peach Business Tracker, trading figures for pub, bar and restaurant groups on ‘reopening weekend’, July 4 & 5, 2020.
Latest data from CGA’s Outlet Index gives us a first look at outlet reopenings over the first post-lockdown weekend.
Managed pubs, restaurants and bars are planning a gradual re-opening starting this weekend, although operators are feeling both cautious optimism and anxiety about trading levels, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth.
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