Issue 139
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Pubs, restaurants and bars have made a good start to the festive season particularly in Britain’s major cities, with England’s progression in the World Cup adding a further boost, however, but high inflation and rail strikes continue to make trading conditions very challenging. The new ‘Top Cities’ report, compiled by hospitality research experts CGA by NielsenIQ and connectivity solutions provider Wireless Social—shows sales in the four weeks to 19 November were ahead of the same period in 2019 in eight of
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Britain’s 10 most populous cities. Across the 10 cities, sales growth totalled around 4%, in line with the Coffer CGA Business Tracker which shows like-for-like sales +5% higher versus 2019 levels. Six of the 10 cities also recorded an increase in device log-ins—likely driven by the start of the festive season—but a promising sign that city-centre footfall is beginning to return to pre-COVID-19 patterns in most cities.
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