England yet to embrace reopened restaurants and pubs, data suggests

Tracker finds sales about 40% down on same period last year among venues that reopenedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople have not embraced an easing of lockdown restrictions in England’s pubs, bars and restaurants, according to figures that showed a drop in sales of about 40% among venues that opened their doors at the beginning of the month.Pubs that were open in the week beginning 6 July posted a 39% decline in sales compared with the same period last year, while bars were down 43% and restaurants down 40%. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/17/england-yet-to-embrace-reopened-restaurants-and-pubs-data-suggests-sales-coronavirus #food_&_drink_industry #pubs #restaurants #services_sector #coronavirus_outbreak #uk_news