All Walkabout articles – Page 5
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NewsWalkabout has the potential to return to 50 sites
Intertain has said it has already received interest from a mixture of private equity and high-net worth individuals
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NewsIntertain explores investment options
Intertain has appointed advisors to help secure new investment in the business to finance its expansion plans
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London councils 'curb pub openings'
London councils are clamping down on granting planning permission for new drinking outlets, to prevent a “saturation of pubs” and the creation of “binge drinking hubs”, property agents have warned
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OpinionQ2 trading update
M&C Report talks to pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the second quarter of 2014, with reflections on the first six months of the calendar year. The consensus is that the strong first quarter had broadly continued in Q2, aided to some extent by the weather and sporting fixtures, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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OpinionBranded chain success is not a given
Allegra Foodservice expects the total UK restaurant market to grow by 1.7% to reach £48bn by the end of 2014. While this rate might appear relatively modest, it reflects the point that the market is by no means firing on all cylinders – and that trading conditions, whilst improving, remain challenging for many. Steve Gotham, insight director at Allegra Foodservice, assesses the situation
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NewsIntertain partners with online gaming firm
Intertain, the Walkabout bar operator, has signed a one-year deal to partner with BetVernons as online gaming partner with branding rights across Walkabout’s offline, digital and social media platforms
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Sticks’n’Sushi eyes further UK expansion
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Danish restaurant group, plans to double its estate in the UK over the next two years, including the opening of a site in Canary Wharf next spring
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Digital advertising 'must be more targeted'
Digital advertising needs to be “much more targeted” at individual pub customers, a leading marketing expert told the Future Pub Conference
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NewsIntertain signs Jongleurs deal
Comedy club brand Jongleurs is to return to the operator of the Walkabout bar brand for the first time in over four years
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OpinionHopes and fears
M&C Report speaks to operators from across the pub, bar and restaurant sector to ask their views on the biggest challenges and opportunities for 2014
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OpinionThe only way is up
Peter Marks, chief executive director of the Luminar Group, tells Dominic Walsh how the nightclub operator is remodelling its estate through a programme of investment, after it was rescued from administration in 2011
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Captive Media secures funding for UK rollout
Captive Media, the company behind the first interactive washroom media system for on-trade venues, has appointed three new industry figures to its Board of Advisors and secured £300k in new funding to boost the company’s presence across the UK.
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Analysis & Insight
Under-30s socialise more in homes than in pubs
Under-30s now socialise in homes more than in pubs and bars, according to a new market overview from CGA Peach that highlights the “fickle” nature of modern consumers
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NewsIntertain: Eyeing the aspirational space, sales uplifts, digital innovation
M&C Report reports from Intertain’s presentation for suppliers and hears from chief executive John Leslie and chief operating officer Simon Kaye about the evolution of the Walkabout operator and its plans for 2014.
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NewsIntertain completes Lincoln refurb
Intertain has completed its latest refurbishment with a £400,000 investment at Walkabout in Lincoln
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NewsIntertain invests £3m reopening Walkabout in Blackpool
Intertain, the bar operator, reopened its Walkabout bar in Blackpool City Centre last night following a fire that destroyed the venue earlier in the year
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NewsIntertain revamps digital strategy
Intertain, the Walkabout bar operator, has introduced an on-line booking system as part of its new digital strategy
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Analysis & Insight
Domino’s most attractive brand for 18-24 year olds
Domino’s is the eating-out brand that matter most to 18-24 year olds, according to the Youth 100 compiled by research firm Voxburner
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 19-20 October
Pubs Pubs call for time over debt One of Britain’s biggest pub operators is planning a new deal with its lenders to ease the burden of its £700m debt pile. Spirit, which owns 1,200 pubs, including the Chef & Brewer chain, is due to start repaying its borrowings next year. ...
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NewsNorman joins Intertain
Kevin Norman, who stepped down as head of acquisitions at Novus, earlier this month, joins Intertain, the Walkabout brand operator, today, as an acquisitions consultant