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'Tough' times for Enterprise



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PUB operator Enterprise Inns said today that it is continuing to face a "tough" trading environment in the aftermath of the smoking ban and low consumer confidence.
The company said that pre-tax profit before exceptional items reduced by 11 per cent to £132 million in the six months to the end of March.

Ted Tuppen, chief executive of Enterprise, which sold off its Scottish pub portfolio in 2006, said: "Consumer leisure spend is likely to remain under pressure for some time."





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  • Last Updated: 13 May 2008 10:00 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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DaveA,

Forfarshire 13/05/2008 17:31:05
Ash wrote this in 2003 "ASH news release: Official - smoking bans are good for business. ASH accuses hospitality industry of "crying wolf".

5 years on they have been completely vindicated. Next they will be telling us passive smoking is bad too. The worst weapon of mass destruction in Iraq is 20 Marlboro and they cost the taxpayer 2p a year to run. It appears that the hospitality industry's sheep have all been eaten.





 

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