UK pubs, bars and restaurants lost £10,000 each in week before Christmas

Omicron variant fears and work from home guidance slash hospitality sales in crucial festive period Pubs, bars and restaurants missed out on more than £10,000 each in the week leading up to Christmas, figures show, as concern about the Omicron variant and government guidance to work from home ruined the crucial festive period for the second year in a row. Sales were down by as much as 60% compared with the same period in 2019, according to the trade body UKHospitality.