England yet to embrace reopened restaurants and pubs, data suggests

Tracker finds sales about 40% down on same period last year among venues that reopened

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People have not embraced an easing of lockdown restrictions in England's pubs, bars and restaurants, according to figures that showed a drop in sales of about 40% among venues that opened their doors at the beginning of the month.

Pubs that were open in the week beginning 6 July posted a 39% decline in sales compared with the same period last year, while bars were down 43% and restaurants down 40%.