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Why unlicensed Innsatiable is inn-tolerable and totally inn-excusable

By Rob Willock

The PMA’s investigation last week into the retail activities of Innsatiable, the Farnham ‘furniture shop’ that gives away free alcohol, supported by the sale of beermats at £2.75, has caused mixed feelings in the offices of the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Whitbread reports 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales in second quarter

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Whitbread, the leisure group, has reported a 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales for the 11 weeks to 16 August, driven by a 5.7% rise in sales across its Costa Coffee estate and a 4.9% increase in sales through its 389-strong pub restaurant division.