Cafes/Bars in Belgium - New Market Study Published
Belgium was one of the last countries to ban smoking in caf?s/bars in Western Europe. Two and a half years after taking this belated decision, the assessment has been catastrophic for caf?s/bars. Coupled with an increase of 20% in the price of beer, it had a disastrous effect on consumer footfall and sales from 2011 to 2013. Moreover, the smoking ban was also accompanied by tougher controls and legislation. Thus, caf?s/bars lost thousands of outlets, which closed down between July...
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