Seven free-of-tie pubs released in Scotland
Seven high-volume free-of-tie pubs have come on the market in Scotland. The Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) pubs are not...
Archives for June 2, 2005
Drinking at home blamed for downturn in trade
A growing trend across Europe for drinking at home, and not smoking bans, has been blamed for the downturn in pub trade. A report, presented at the...
Back-bar: Back to basics
Getting the back-bar display right can easily boost wine sales in your pub. Phil Mellows reports.The growth of wine in the UK has had a big impact on...
Back-bar: Good to be back
Licensees should realise the potential of the back-bar, says Phil Mellows.It's behind you! That's right. Your most important marketing tool could be...
Property round-up
The Blacksmiths Arms at Plymtree, Cullompton in Devon, is a village inn, reputed to date back to the 15th century. Renowned for its cask-conditioned...
Back-bar: Tobacco
Licensees should be looking at cashing in on smoking trends.Whatever the government does to try to stop people smoking, it's going to be hard to...