Pubs and restaurants in England trade at half their pre-virus levels

Trade in line with expectations, with restaurants less likely than pubs to open their doors

Pub and restaurant chains traded at half their pre-pandemic levels after reopening across England last weekend, as consumers proved to be wary of visiting their local or eating out.

Among those pubs that did open, sales on 4 July and 5 July were 45% below pre-Covid levels, the analysis found.

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