Christmas takings in pubs, bars and restaurants fall almost 80%
Food sales down 64% and drinks sales plunge 84% between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day compared with 2019
Takings in pubs, bars and restaurants plunged by almost 80% between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day compared with the same three-day period last year, suggesting the hospitality industry’s dire predictions about their worst Christmas ever have come to pass.
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