I worked for John Peel’s in the 1960s and believe it or not profit each month was nearly always 10% so unless he was taking in a fair wad he would find it difficult to make a decent living. £500 in stakes works out at £50, not much for a days work.
WHS.
shame when local business closes we then end up with faceless globals or boarded up shops !
Sadly it is now the way of the world.
WHS.
Maybe so but its not working for the good of towns or communities !