With Autumn underway and lower temperatures looming, licensees are looking for ways to boost their business over the next six months.
As inn-fresco MD, Duncan Chapman highlights:
‘We always see a real uplift in enquiries through September and October as retailers prepare for winter. Many of our customers have benefitted from creating warm and well-covered [...]

CGA data manipulated by CR Consulting says ‘the smoking ban is demonstrably the most significant cause of pub closures’. The report predicts that numbers will continue to fall with another 1,700 to close in England before the 4th anniversary of the ban in July 2011.
CR Consulting blames the decline on the loss of sociability in [...]

Three years on from the smoking ban, establishment owners that took the plunge and offered their customers better outdoor areas are continuing to enjoy the resulting increased revenue.
Duncan Chapman, Inn-Fresco MD, isn’t surprised.
‘After the ban, many bar owners invested in parasols, terrace covers and other measures – largely to accommodate the smokers at first.’, he [...]