hurleys have marstons contract

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Yep as I understand it you will lose any you have anywhere in the country. Including Brmingham but Hurleys wont want to be filling machines up in Birmingham s they will outsource it. You could probably get it back, but probably not on as good terms. Unless Hurleys plans have changed.

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All the Marstons ones. Hurleys are going to be operating the South Wales/ Bristol ones. The rest they will outsource. All of us may lose sites but I dont think its really Hurleys nicking them, they have agreed a national contract so whilst you may lose 1 or 2 on your patch you may also gain 3 or 4 that you wouldnt have been able to get into otherwise.

Are they just borrowing them then

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No they will charge you to give them back to you.

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And it's 35% commission.

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In the words of the dragons at that commission I'm out

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Anyone paying 35p commission should be placed in a padded cell

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Maybe worth it for one of the new build family pubs but for the majority of the estate it's not feasible at all,

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so whats the deal with this Marstons, is it worth doing?
I heard it was 30% to site and they keep all the money.
You have to invoice them for your 70% and wait 30 days for them to pay.
Hardly a bonanza for us poor old operators, me thinks!

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so its 35%
agree with the poster about padded cell, you would have to be pretty desperate to take a site on these terms.
Think I will just stick to local boozers knocking out 7 a week on 20%.

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I can't see the leased pub operators doing this?