Marvin's Eye | The PubAgent WeeklyJoe Mullane on what is moving in the UK pub trade, why it matters and what to do next.https://pubagent.co.uken-gbWhat pubs can afford to investhttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-pub-trade-waits-for-the-budgethttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-pub-trade-waits-for-the-budgetAhead of Wednesday's Budget, pub operators set out their tax concerns while company results show where investment and operating models are moving.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA better September. The same hard questions.https://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/a-better-septemberhttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/a-better-septemberPubs sold more draught beer in September, but closures, tax pressure and the coming Budget still set the terms for winter trading.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMore sales. Less profit at Wetherspoon.https://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/sales-and-profit-do-not-move-togetherhttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/sales-and-profit-do-not-move-togetherThis week's reports put sales, profit, costs and estate growth alongside each other. The useful work is local: check what each pub kept after its costs.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe bar won the summer. The kitchen did not.https://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-bar-won-the-summer-not-the-kitchenhttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-bar-won-the-summer-not-the-kitchenMitchells & Butlers sold far more drink than food this summer. Shepherd Neame's pubs outran its brewery. Check which part of your trade did the work before you plan the winter.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe trade is building its Budget case one number at a timehttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-trade-is-building-its-budget-case-one-number-at-a-timehttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-trade-is-building-its-budget-case-one-number-at-a-timeMitchells & Butlers, the BBPA, Stonegate and the Insolvency Service all put a figure on the table this week. Read together, they show an industry with a stronger hand than the Treasury might assume, and one still pricing a bill it cannot yet see.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe pub is being repriced from the front door to the freeholdhttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-pub-is-being-repriced-from-the-front-door-to-the-freeholdhttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-pub-is-being-repriced-from-the-front-door-to-the-freeholdDigital ID at the door, £300m estate talks, a £190m insolvency bill and a new energy shock all point the same way: assumptions that looked settled are being rewritten.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe trade is redrawing who should operate whathttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-trade-is-redrawing-who-should-operate-whathttps://pubagent.co.uk/marvins-eye/the-trade-is-redrawing-who-should-operate-whatAssets, operating models and routes to market are being rearranged at speed. The useful question is not who owns more, but who can make each part pay.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT