The headline in the FT last Thursday read “Johnson set to follow Sturgeon’s lead with curbs on pubs in north”. The regions likely to be impacted account for about 5% of the UK restaurant and pub sector by food sales. The impact on the people, livelihoods and businesses is clearly cataclysmic. In this week’s briefing report, I take a look at what regional lockdowns could mean for operating models and what the longer term effect could be on national chains.
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