Clubs at risk as young people opt for early nights, pubs boss warns

Social media and a home delivery boom have shifted younger people's attitudes to going out and risk shrinking the late-night entertainment market, the boss of one of the UK's biggest pub companies has warned.

- Simon Goodley

Phil Urban, the chief executive of the pub operator Mitchells & Butlers, said the "toughest part of the market right now is late night", with younger people abandoning the traditions of previous generations, who would be more inclined to "go out late night and stay out".

"I think social media means that you don't have to do that to stay in touch with your friends," Urban said.