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What were sales in pubs like in June 2021?
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June provides cause for optimism for managed sector as sales near 2019 levels
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Managed pub and restaurant groups recorded a 26% drop in like-for-like sales in April compared to the same month in 2019, data from the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker show.
However the figures, which covers three full weeks of outside-only service in England as well as briefer trading in Scotland and Wales, represents a solid return to trading for the sector, according to the report.
Operators enjoyed the benefit of generally good weather and strong consumer confidence in the first fortnight of trading, though low temperatures and rain dampened sales towards the end of the month.
The Tracker shows pubs have outperformed restaurants since reopening, thanks in part to greater availability of outside space. Pubs’ April sales were 21% down on April 2019, compared to a 30% drop for restaurants. Bars were the weakest segment, with like-for-like sales down 39%.