All Late Night Bars and Clubs articles – Page 32
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NewsLuminar FY EBITDA grows 34%
Luminar has reported a 34% rise in EBITDA (pre non-recurring costs) to £9.7m in the year to 22 February and said it’s investment programme is starting to deliver results, with returns on investment at recent refurbishments exceeding 40%
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Losses narrow at For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only, the operator of lap dancing bars, has reported a narrowing of losses in the year to 31 October from £1.2m to £883,265 and said it continues to be in discussions about potential funding options for growth
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Purl eyes worldwide expansion
Bryan Pietersen, the owner of London cocktail bar Purl, is opening a second venue in Surrey this June and plans to take the brand worldwide
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Elysium Group secures London site
Elysium Group, the Essex-based restaurant and bar operator, has acquired its first London site
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LCC to launch new craft concept
London Cocktail Club, the concept backed by Raymond Blanc, is to launch a new drinks concept later this month called The Craft Cocktail Co in Bethnal Green
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Leisure complex opening at Liverpool’s historic docks
The Titanic Hotel in Liverpool is opening in June on the site of the North Warehouse in the docklands following a £36m transformation that will include the Rum Warehouse events and exhibition centre
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NewsBe At One to take cluster approach to expansion
Be At One, the Piper-backed cocktail bar chain, will take a cluster approach to its expansion outside London, which could see it operate three to four sites in cities such as Bristo
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Soho’s The Player changes hands
Jonathan Downey has sold his The Player site in London’s Soho to the company behind the Sherry Butt bar concept in Paris
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London Bar Consultants open rum and gin venue
The London Bar Consultants,the pub and bar operator, is opening Merchant Bar, a 130-capacity rum and gin concept bar that will offer masterclasses in cocktail making for professionals and consumers
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Analysis & Insight‘Lighthouse venues’ replace circuit bars
The late night “circuit bar” mentality is in decline, replaced by a focus on “lighthouse venues”, according to new research
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OpinionThe IPO trailblazer
Six months ago, Eclectic Bar Group became the first pub, bar or restaurant operator to float on the stock market since Capital Pub Company in 2007. John Harrington gets the inside track from chief executive Reuben Harley and chief financial officer John Smith
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TCG online presence boosts pubs' sales
TCG, the operator of 69 pubs, has reported a rise in online bookings after driving up its website traffic by 1500% as part of a three-month project to boost the website’s visibility in search engines
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NewsIntertain’s Miller joins Novus
Sarah Miller has stepped down as head of HR at Intertain to join rival late-night operator Novus Leisure as its new HR Director
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ULG to open Farringdon site
Urban Leisure Group (ULG) will open a seventh site in the capital this summer, after securing the Kench & Bibesy unit in Farringdon
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Waitrose trials wine bar style concept
Waitrose is to introduce wine bar-style areas serving gourmet cheese boards to let customers try food from around the store with a glass of wine for £7.50
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House's Rusty Nail to open this summer
Nick House, the co-founder of premium late-night venues Mahiki and Whisky Mist, has unveiled more details about his latest opening – an exclusive nightclub called Rusty Nail on Hertford Street, Mayfair
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Drinks Group eyes further Chilli White openings
The Drinks Group, a vehicle formed out of remains of the former Yellowhammer estate, is looking to add further sites under its Chilli White restaurant and bar brand
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Brighton’s Oceana to become Pryzm
The Luminar Group, the UK’s biggest nightclub operator, is spending £1m revamping Oceana in Brighton to its new Pryzm concept
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Trade bodies resist 'complex and unfair' licence fee changes
Trade bodies have warned that the Government’s proposed changes to licence fees could result in ‘increased costs and complexity’
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Novus refurbs continue
Novus Leisure, the London-based premium operator, is to reopen a further two sites next month as part of a major estate refurbishment programme, M&C Report has learnt