tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607568838371116519.post3370282798906285441..comments2024-03-27T20:08:35.924+00:00Comments on Gadds' Beer Shop: Why the World Cup is bad for pubsGadds Beers Hophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10276726399465728265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607568838371116519.post-83458782170448475842010-05-10T10:53:44.751+01:002010-05-10T10:53:44.751+01:00Hey Chunk, as I said I agree with you, completely....Hey Chunk, as I said I agree with you, completely. There will be stay at home games and there will be go to the pub games - we won't see any pubs close down as a direct result. Some will do very well indeed. I wanted to get the wholesale price argument across - I could have titled my post differently, it wasn't meant in direct opposition to your observations, more as a different way of looking at it. I didn't need to pick on the World Cup but, then again, the pub industry will subsidise the supermarkets' cash-in in the long term.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402958176140459186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607568838371116519.post-17741445281768232102010-05-10T09:26:02.252+01:002010-05-10T09:26:02.252+01:00Good post Eddie. Thought I would reply here, rathe...Good post Eddie. Thought I would reply here, rather than to your comment on my blog.<br /><br />When I wrote my thoughts, I wanted to draw a line between Supermarket pricing and drinking habits during big sporting events.<br /><br />I agree with what you're saying about the impact that Supermarkets are having on Pubs and it's interesting to read about the direct impact they have on Pub pricing.<br /><br />My argument was more around the fact that the issue obviously goes way beyond any promotions that are specifically set up for the World Cup. Selling beer even cheaper during that period is another example of the wider issue; I just genuinely think it will be counteracted by a temporary shift in people's drinking habits.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607568838371116519.post-14476333781467489222010-05-08T09:25:24.533+01:002010-05-08T09:25:24.533+01:00Paul, cask ale only accounts for 7.6% of the UK be...Paul, cask ale only accounts for 7.6% of the UK beer market and 'craft' beer less than 2%. Not a strong position from which to make a difference.<br /><br />Mike, I have no answers! Hey, in the on-trade '10 pints for £10' is a promotion specifically banned. Shame it ain't in the off-trade. But this kind of commercial behaviour is impossible to legislate against in reality.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402958176140459186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607568838371116519.post-8814305660270877462010-05-07T20:31:18.374+01:002010-05-07T20:31:18.374+01:00You said on Twitter that you'd got angry again...You said on Twitter that you'd got angry again, but if so, you've done it righteously here, Eddie. (I'll go & ReTweet this).<br /><br />I've heard a load of unpersuasive stuff said about the peculiar disparities between the on & off trades, but little facts or joined up thinking, so well done chap!<br /><br />The recent messages from the (outgoing?) govt have that if the pub-co/pub-owning breweries don't put their own house in order, in various ways, then certain things will be imposed upon them, but as with previous moves, that's a hard nut to crack (opening up the off-trade market) and can have unforeseen results (e.g. the rise of mega-pubcos after the Beer Orders), plus all of that has no direct impact on the on-trade's loss-leaders.MicMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464263001561643944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607568838371116519.post-32734748925908212702010-05-07T19:55:22.093+01:002010-05-07T19:55:22.093+01:00All the more reason for pubs to take the bull by t...All the more reason for pubs to take the bull by the horns, dump major Global-piss brands and tell the bis brewers where to go,<br />In reality only freehouses are able to do this, but if enough of them have the balls to do so, and to start stocking beers from local micro-breweries, then perhaps these pubs can start to make a small difference.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.com