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Poor April weather impacts UK pub/restaurant sales
Some of the UK's leading pub and restaurant groups have reported a collective 2 per cent decline in like-for-like sales after cold and wet weather conditions during April impact on trading.
The latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker found that drink-led operators were among the worst affected. However, casual eateries actually saw sales increase when compared with April 2011.
Although like-for-like sales for April were down, total sales - including new openings - were up 1.9 per cent. The tracker compiles trading data from more than 20 leading operators.
Peter Martin of Peach Factory said: "As ever, the weather is a major factor in where, or whether, people choose to go out and eat. In general, if it's sunny people go to the pub; when it's wet restaurants tend to benefit."
Details: www.peach-report.com
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