All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 179
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Analysis & InsightTake me out
Restaurants are going toe-to-toe with established food-to-go and takeaway specialists to bring home a slice of the UK’s increasingly sophisticated takeout and delivery market
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Leading operators experience Easter weekend sales dip
Like-for-like sales declined 3.8% over the Easter weekend across 25 leading pub and restaurant groups against the corresponding four-day holiday last year
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Beer sales in pubs fall 4.2%
Beer sales in pubs were down 4.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released today by the British, Beer & Pub Association
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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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Analysis & InsightSpending on restaurants down over last decade
Non-essential spending on things like restaurants and hotels has fallen from £13.70 to £12.00, down 12.4% over the last 10 years, according to research by Halifax
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Analysis & InsightInside track: Trading concerns
Leading analyst Geof Collyer of Deutsche Bank lays out his concerns regarding the current trading environment, and focuses on confusion of offering – is it a pub or a restaurant; site availability, site saturation and rent inflation; and couponing and the online threat
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Leisure sector rated easiest to do business with
The leisure and retail-food sectors make it easiest for customers to complete a transaction, according to a survey by the UK Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures customer satisfaction in the UK
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Analysis & InsightEating-out spend grows
Consumer spending on eating out grew in the first quarter of the year, and consumers expect further growth in the current quarter, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker
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Analysis & InsightLeisure spend falls in event-less March
British households spent 6% less on drinking out in March than in February, but slightly more on eating out, according to the latest Greene King Leisure Tracker
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Publicans suffering stress and depression
Significant numbers of publicans are struggling under the weight of worries about their money, housing, family life and health, a new survey shows
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Analysis & InsightPizza Hut tops list of 100 social brands
Pizza Hut is the consumer brand most engaged with young people in the UK terms of social media according to research by media agency Headstream that measures engagement via Facebook, Twitter and Google+
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls grew 4.6% in March
Like-for-like sales grew 4.6% in March across 27 leading pub and restaurant groups compared to the same period last year and ending a year of positive growth
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Alcohol consumption at lowest level for 20 years
Alcohol consumption in the UK fell 2.1% in 2013, according to figures released by the British Beer & Pub Association
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Analysis & InsightEd's takes top spot in Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker
Ed’s Easy Diner has taken the top spot in this year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker, which tracks companies with the fastest-growing profits within the United Kingdom’s eating and drinking-out sector, with a compound annual growth rate of 127%
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Yorkshire restaurants least likely to go insolvent
Yorkshire’s hospitality sector has enjoyed a significant boost over recent months, with the regions’ restaurants now outperforming the rest of the country, according to data from insolvency trade body R3
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Analysis & InsightPubs cheaper than fast food outlets for burgers
Cash-strapped consumers can now get burger meals more cheaply at many pubs than at McDonald’s or Burger King
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February sees record tourist spend
Visitors to Britain spent £1.5bn across the country this February, representing a 45% increase on February 2013 with visits to Britain up 9%
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Analysis & InsightPubs grow share of eating-out market
Pubs are increasing their share of the UK eating-out market at the expense of restaurants, new research for M&C Report by Allegra Foodservice has found
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Analysis & InsightHigh streets the 'unexpected winner' of retail changes
Just 20% of high street shops affected by 27 high profile administrations since 2009 are still vacant, with the high street far outperforming retail parks and shopping centres, new research from Deloitte shows
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Analysis & InsightGrowth accelerates for new dining concepts
New eating out concepts are being rolled out at a faster rate than in recent years, with 35 formats added to Horizons’ latest Ones To Watch report over the past six months