... an empirical analysis of beer price mechanisms within the pub sector at such a granular level; findings have important implications for pubs and on-licence businesses and for local communities and economies. Public houses Beer prices Craft breweries Price adjustment mechanisms In the the UK...

...Lynn Martin; Bob Jerrard; Lucy Wright Purpose The decline of the British public house (pub), well documented over the past three decades, is often linked to detrimental social and economic conditions in communities. The purpose of this study was to explore brewery responses to turbulent market...

... to explore and examine how public houses or pubs function as facilitators and developers of community cohesion and social interactions in rural areas of England. The paper provides new and original information about the importance of pubs and third places in general in fostering and developing...

...Kevin O'Gorman; Charles Harvey; G. Barry O'Mahony; Ian D. Clark Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine travellers' experiences with public houses in Colonial Victoria, to determine how the hospitality industry in the colony was transformed from primitive hospitality provision...

...David Andrews; Simon Turner Purpose The aim of this study is to present an overview of the factors contributing to the difficulties faced by the public house (pub) sector when analysing the general decline in the number of pubs in the UK seen over recent years. Design/methodology/approach Due...

...Alistair Mutch There is little evidence about UK public house managers, despite an increase in their relative importance. Outlines some key issues and reports on the results of a survey of managers in one region of a large leisure retail company. The evidence points to a divergence between married...

...Tim Knowles; Michael J. Howley While the traditional English public house still represents the largest part of the market, its share is falling with the introduction of themed branded establishments. The UK’s pub retailers have over the past five years reacted to a developing society whereby...