There’s
an interesting article here on the
Morning Advertiser website by Roger Protz discussing Robinson’s, our local independent brewer here in Stockport. It’s quite amusing how the former Trotskyite Protz has now become a cheerleader for the famously conservative-minded and indeed sometimes quasi-feudal family brewers. The Robinson family do give the impression of having a clear vision for taking the company forward and certainly aren’t willing to let it stagnate. But Oliver Robinson is surely correct when he says “Of our 400 pubs, 20% are doing well, 60% could do better and 20% are struggling.” It should be pointed out that, while the Arden Arms, which is something of a showpiece pub, may be busy on a wet Monday lunchtime, it’s unlikely that you would find anywhere near as many customers at that time in any of Robinson’s other pubs in central Stockport.
Robinsons
ReplyDelete20%-60%-20%....? ? ? ? ?
Perhaps he would like to list
those doing well.
In fact I am baffled how some of the local Robbies are surviving
If any denialist would care to name
one of the "doing well"pubs I am sure we can arrange a viewing.
No doubt the Robinson chappy will
name one which has boomed since
July 1st 2007
Were'nt Robbies one of the groups
anticipating a torrent of up market clientele when their old
regulars had been dumped in the ginnel.
Ex Robbies regular
38yrs x 52 x 7
"Pubs offer a controlled environment — there’s no underage drinking"
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ - I was drinking in a Robbies pub from the age of 15 ;-) I still have a soft spot for them, though, and wish them well.
Anon - my local, in fact, the Greyhound in Bredbury is doing well these days - mainly because many of the low end pubs around have shut already...
Well, the Arden Arms as mentioned in the article seems to be doing well, for starters.
ReplyDeleteFormer?
ReplyDeleteDoing well on the back of others
ReplyDeletemisfortune. Hardly a tribute.
Just a rumour,one of Robbies best pubs,untill recently in the third
generation of landlords,top notch
ale, once very busy (-08),superb position,near to closed down pubs,
"to be demolished for other purposes"Once a watering hole for the local Pro Ban Mp and his entourage untill it went quiet
Birth place of the Mineworkers
Union. A pub which stayed open
during wars ,cotton famines,depressions,general strikes,Thatchers recession,
GONE
OT.
ReplyDeleteCurmudgeon, you left a couple of comments on my blog. Unfortunately you left a bold tag open in one of them, and it made all the subsequent comments bold too.
I hope you don't mind, but I've copied both comments and reposted them under my own name, with the bold tag closed, and an explanation of why I did it. The rest of the thread is no longer bold now.
No problem - it seemed to be having trouble formatting links properly, for some reason. But you did see the comment where someone claimed he always had to have a shower after visiting a "smoky" pub.
ReplyDeleteYes, I did.
ReplyDeleteIn fact I think I read it around about the time it was posted.
Anon
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever chap you are. You claim to know more about Robinsons operations than Oliver Robinson. Gosh.
Tyson
ReplyDeleteHeres to him Mr Robinson
You dont have to be clever to
inherit a chain of pubs,lets see
how clever he is at keeping them
as his family did through far more
troublesome times
Selling beer or selling land .?
We shall see.
Oh I nearly forgot to mention a
ReplyDeletenice little offer from Robbies
The Unity in Hyde is on offer.
Robbies estimate potential
turnover of £3900 per week.
Even for thickos like me £560
every day seems somewhat hopefull.
Anon Again