All Operators articles – Page 95
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NewsSector lfls up 0.6% for second month running
Like-for-like sales across the eating and drinking out sector rose by 0.6% for the second month running in July.
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NewsRowland predicts failures as profits are squeezed
YO! Sushi chief executive Robin Rowland has predicted failures in the restaurant sector as operators struggle to cope with a raft of cost pressures.
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NewsDum Dum to reach 10 UK sites
Dum Dum Donutterie, the artisan baked doughnut concept, is due to reach 10 UK stores by early next year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsNovus to have three Tank & Paddles by October
Novus Leisure expects to have three iterations of the group’s Tank & Paddle concept open by the autumn.
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Jeweller plans rollout of restaurant hybrid model
Pressleys, the Sussex based family jeweller, plans to roll out its restaurant hybrid concept 1909 across other retail outlets in the region.
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London Shuffle Club eyes permanent sites
The London Shuffle Club, the shuffleboarding experiential pop-up concept, is looking to go permanent in London with two sites, before rolling out in other UK cities, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurant spend down 7%
Restaurant spending fell by seven percentage points year-on-year in Q2 2017, research from Deloitte reveals.
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Sustain scheme 'saved members £250k this year'
Sustain, the sustainable packaging partnership from the British Beer & Pub Association, has said it saved members £251,000 in its second full year of operation.
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Shuffle closes Southampton site
Shuffle Bar & Jukebox, the cocktails and interactive music concept, has closed its second site in Southampton after just seven weeks, blaming a culture of pre-loading in the city, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionFounders Forum Focus: Albion & East
Albion & East was set up with a simple, yet ambitious goal – to create London’s best bar. As the Imbiba-backed group prepares to open its second site, James Wallin meets managing director Sarah Weir to discuss progress so far.
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Opinion
Using timing and luck to your advantage
At leading executive recruitment agency, the Savannah Group’s latest quarterly Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Boardroom Lunch, partner Tim Clouting discussed with sector chairman and chief executives how to use timing and luck to your advantage, how do you become better at it and how do you bring them more firmly under your control
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NewsCineworld H1 UK revenues up 11.5%
Cineworld has reported revenue in the UK & Ireland up 11.5% for the six months to 30 June.
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OpinionIn the grand scheme of things
Leisure and F&B are no longer a ‘nice to have’ way to offer experience in shopping schemes to counter online shopping. Instead, they are seen by developers and landlords as future-proofing, and an essential component to remain competitive. But getting that right mix of operator is becoming harder and harder
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Freud Café to launch third site
Freud Cafe, which operates sites in London and Oxford, is to open a new site above its debut venue.
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Simmons to open 13th site in Farringdon
Simmons, the London based independent bar operator, has secured a site in Farringdon, which is due to open in December, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending up 3.5% in July
Consumer spending grew by 3.5% year-on-year in July, the highest figure since April
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M&S launches £3.50 lunchtime meal deal
Marks & Spencer has launched a lunchtime meal deal with a sandwich, crisps and drink for only £3.50
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NewsBloomberg Arcade operators revealed
The majority of the operators, which will take space at the new Bloomberg Arcade development in the City have been confirmed.