Mitchells and Butlers hit by wet weather

Pubs owner Mitchells and Butlers has posted minimal like-for-like sales growth following persistent wet weather and the negative impact of the European Football Championships.

Pubs owner Mitchells and Butlers has posted minimal like-for-like sales growth following persistent wet weather and the negative impact of the European Football Championships.

Like-for-like sales growth was 0.4% in the 14 weeks to July 14th and 1.9% for the 42 weeks of the year to date, although the firm was keen to emphasise that during this time there have been days of strong trading, including the five days over the Diamond Jubilee weekend which saw strong 4.0% like-for-like sales growth.

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