All Walkabout articles
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NewsPotting Shed appoints Creighton as MD
Bar group Potting Shed has appointed John Creighton, formerly of Walkabout, as managing director, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightStonegate is buying Ei Group in a stunning £2.96bn deal. It’s a big one, but is it a good one?
The acquisitive Stonegate has just made its biggest acquisition yet. Buying Ei Group transforms Stonegate into the biggest pub operator in the UK overnight, less than a decade after it was founded in August 2010 by TDR Capital to purchase 333 pubs from Mitchell & Butler.
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NewsStonegate agrees to acquire Ei Group in £1.27bn deal
Stonegate Pub Company has agreed to acquire Ei Group in a cash deal valuing the listed pub group at £1.27bn.
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NewsEyes down for a full house
An increasing number of operators are recognising that customers’ numbers coming up is good for the bottom line and are reigniting bingo for the 21st century. Jo Bruce talks to operators with their eyes on the ball
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News24-hour party pioneer
Zonal’s Clive Consterdine has spent his working life in hospitality – as an operator and supplier, including playing a pivotal role in the development of a 24-hour licensing landscape. He talks to James Wallin about how the space race in the pub sector mirrors the current casual dining crunch and which direction he sees the wheel turning next.
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NewsGK pub and Walkabout site brought to market for £4.4m
A small package of pubs let to Greene King and Stonegate has been brought to the market through Savills.
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NewsEast Coast Concepts appoints Kaye as MD
East Coast Concepts, the Manchester-based operator of Neighbourhood and Victors, has appointed Simon Kaye as managing director, as it targets growth across the UK, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightThe Dom Walsh Awards 2019
Our regular columnist hands out his annual awards to brands and operators who have made the past 12 months newsworthy – for better or for worse
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NewsStonegate trials ‘next generation’ Walkabout in Watford
Stonegate Pub Company is trialling several ‘next generation’ concepts at the newly refurbished Walkabout in Watford, MCA has learnt.
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NewsDowning LLP parts company with Burning Night
Downing LLP, the pub investment vehicle, has parted company with the Burning Night Group amid concerns over the latter’s financial position and overrunning costs at two major sites, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMEATliquor set for Battersea
MEATliquor, the Scott Collins-led group, is to add a further site in London, with an opening in Battersea
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OpinionInside track: That’ll shake things up
Mark Wingett looks at the double swoop from Stonegate Pub Company on Be At One and a part of Novus Leisure, what it means for all three businesses and for others
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Analysis & InsightWorld Cup boosts spend on the high street
The World Cup has boosted spending on the high street, according to new data from purchase intelligence platform Cardlytics.
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NewsKaye joins Morso as NED
Former Intertain chief operating officer Simon Kaye has joined the board of grappa and pasta concept Morso as a non-executive director, MCA understands.
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NewsMEATliquor takes over Walkabout kitchen
MEATliquor, the Scott Collins-led group, has taken over the kitchen of the Walkabout in Brighton during the football World Cup.
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NewsPub Invest Group takes on Walkabout Liverpool site
Pub Invest Group, the Liverpool-based pub and club operator, has taken on the former Walkabout in the city to launch under a new brand, MCA understands.
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OpinionOn a walkabout with Stonegate
Stonegate chief executive Simon Longbottom talks to Georgi Gyton about the company’s strategy of building a presence in city and town centres through its stable of brands and formats.
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Liverpool Walkabout sites sells for £1.5m
Pear Securities has sold freehold of the former Walkabout in Liverpool to a local investor operator for £1.5m
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Pernod Ricard launches The Loft
Pernod Ricard UK is launching The Loft, a multipurpose experiential bar and events space in Manchester. The Loft is 6,000 sq. ft, with a training bar, private event space and is now open for private hire, at old Walkabout Bar on 13 Quay Street. The venue will serve 19 brands ...
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NewsStonegate to introduce Walkabout to Isle of Wight
Stonegate is to open the first Walkabout bar on the Isle of Wight.