Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin said he was “breakdancing round my living room” after COVID-19 restrictions were eased – amid signs of a return to normal trading for a number of businesses.
Mr Martin made the comments to Sky News a day after his company revealed a slump in sales over the Christmas period blamed on Plan B guidance designed to tackle the Omicron variant.
Hospitality firms were not forced to close under the rules but working from home guidance reduced footfall in city centres resulting in a so-called “lockdown by stealth”.
Omicron impacts business
Now, however, businesses from bookies and gyms to bars and shops are reporting signs of trade recovering including some work Christmas parties rebooked after many were cancelled towards the end of last year.
Wetherspoons this week said it will make a loss for the first half of the financial year after a sales slump over the…
