Smoking ban poses problems for pubs-6000 may close
Smoking ban poses problems for pubs-6000 may close
MORE than 6,000 British pubs may be forced to close in the next five years thanks largely to the smoking ban, accountants and business advisers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) warned yesterday.
A PwC report published a year after the introduction of the ban on lighting up in a public place shows the impact it is having on the UK’s licensed premises.
PwC partner Michael Jervis said: “The rate of pub closures has accelerated - we now expect to see 6,000 pubs closing by 2012.
The majority of pubs suffering distress are community pubs." The prediction comes as a warning that businesses need to assess the impact the smoking ban is having on their pubs in order to adjust.
For many traditional pubs, the ban on smoking has coincided with a time of economic decline, meaning many consumers opt for pub chains, providing cheaper alternatives.
The wet English summers have also deterred smoking customers, now forced to light up outdoors. Besides the shocking predictions about pub closures, the report also offers crucial advice to many pubs around the UK, struggling to adjust to the huge impact the smoking ban has had on their operations.
http://www.cityam.com
MORE than 6,000 British pubs may be forced to close in the next five years thanks largely to the smoking ban, accountants and business advisers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) warned yesterday.
A PwC report published a year after the introduction of the ban on lighting up in a public place shows the impact it is having on the UK’s licensed premises.
PwC partner Michael Jervis said: “The rate of pub closures has accelerated - we now expect to see 6,000 pubs closing by 2012.
The majority of pubs suffering distress are community pubs." The prediction comes as a warning that businesses need to assess the impact the smoking ban is having on their pubs in order to adjust.
For many traditional pubs, the ban on smoking has coincided with a time of economic decline, meaning many consumers opt for pub chains, providing cheaper alternatives.
The wet English summers have also deterred smoking customers, now forced to light up outdoors. Besides the shocking predictions about pub closures, the report also offers crucial advice to many pubs around the UK, struggling to adjust to the huge impact the smoking ban has had on their operations.
http://www.cityam.com
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