Ha! Ha! smiles on Yates.(Business)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: November 6, 2003 | Copyright information

BARS group Yates yesterday set its sights on tripling the size of its Ha! Ha! brand, as it nears the end of an overhaul of its core high street Yates's chain.

The group vowed to expand the popular 'canteen' bar format, as results for the six months to ...

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