Business
The business side of the free house: costs, staffing, compliance and the numbers that keep the doors open.
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Christmas trading: how to staff and stock for the peaks without bleeding money on the quiet days
Christmas can make or break the final quarter. But the busy days are more concentrated than they used to be, and customers are going…
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The real cost of a pub job: it’s not just the hourly rate
The National Living Wage goes up to £13.21 in April. But the hourly rate is only the start. Employer National Insurance, pensions, holiday cover,…
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Busy bar, thin margin: why charging more for a pint isn’t making publicans richer
The pint costs more than it did a year ago and customers are spending more per head. But energy, food and drink inflation, wages…
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What tech are you using to support your business?
Every pub runs on a pile of systems, some clever and some held together with Blu Tack. Here’s a straight look at the main…