Pubs have been closing down for a long in the UK, long before the pandemic, fuelled by other factors eg: https://www.companydebt.com/articles/pub-closures-in-the-uk/

Although, people may drink less, I think one factor get's regularly missed out of these reports, house prices in the UK have kept well ahead of wage increases for ages, and younger people can no longer afford to go out, but this is always phrased as people preferring staying in more.