There are several challenges associated with reopening licensed trade. These include:
- Maintaining welfare, safety & hygiene for customers & staff
- Consumer confidence and trust
- Staying on brand and attractive to customers
- Adhering to operational requirements & risk assessments
- Supporting teams back from furlough
- Perception of disorder spike
- Protecting the business’s future
- Predicted rise of local vs city centre pub visits
- Last to open, tapering support untenable
- Premises features – uneven playing field
