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   Chris, Sep 3rd, 2004 @ 11:46am

   
   

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   Guinness going out of business would be tragedy though... :)

    

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   Jeremiah, Sep 3rd, 2004 @ 11:55am

   
   

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   Perhaps Irish pubs could take a lesson from the Starbucks playbook and install download centers...

    

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   EirePreneur, Sep 4th, 2004 @ 8:12am

   
   

   The real reason for Guinness' problems

   What a red herring! Last week's Sunday Business post reported on the real reasons for Diageo's woes - the revolt by Dublin pubs against their monopolistic price increases - "the guerrilla tactics employed by dozens of publicans in their dispute against supplier Diageo are in danger of spiralling into an open revolt. Discontent among the publican lobby has been simmering since June 1, when Diageo, formerly Guinness Ireland, imposed a 6.2 cent price increase on a pint of beer, or 7.8 cent including Vat. Enraged at the scale of the increase, its timing, and the fact that it did not apply to off-licences, publicans began boycotting certain Diageo products. An estimated 150 pubs are now affected by the dispute, with the numbers rising."

    

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