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Right but you were a cost not revenue.
I guess most of my assumptions on smoking was while I was building a pub investment. The bit of market data I read at the time and the anecdotal evidence of the guys running the pub was that the ban reduced footfall - especially from traditional clientele.
Most of the data I can find from a quick search now shows no long term impact on revenue. However, that doesn't mean there isn't lower foot fall, and would support my claim that pubs have had to change their offering.
This indicates that the ban did dissuade smokers from going to the pub.
What I remember finding really interesting was the shift in gen z attitudes and approaches to drinking. Social media means people are probably weary about getting too messy. Online dating vs meeting at the bar makes women more cautious about getting drunk from a safety pov whereas men don't want to get drunk and come across negatively so if they do meet at a pub it's going to involve less buying if drinks - idk if this is similar in non-hetro dating. On top of all of that is their increased focus on health. I remember being surprised how strong the social aspect seemed to be at the gym I used to go to. Loads of young people there hanging out with mates, posting and checking each other out.
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Smoking ban? If anything, it made pubs more popular, I fondly remember 7th of July where the pub I worked at stank like hell when it introduced.