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Article: Research and Markets: The Number of UK Pubs Is Contracting By Around 2,000 A Year, Leaving Some 55,000 in 2009, and Total Pub Turnover Has Shrunk By 3.4% since 2006 to 15.7bn In 2008.
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- June 2, 2009
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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/19b921/public_houses_mark) has announced the addition of the "Public Houses Market Report 2009" report to their offering.
The public houses market was assailed by a tranche of negative trends in 2008, such as the slide of the economy towards recession and higher taxes on alcohol. This followed difficult years for the trade, including bans on smoking, new licensing laws and controversy over alcohol 'binge drinking'.
The number of UK pubs is contracting by around 2,000 a year, leaving some 55,000 in 2009, and total pub turnover has shrunk by 3.4% since 2006 to 15.7bn in 2008. Given ...