All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 88
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Vast majority see trading as 'challenging'
The vast majority of operators in the eating market have described the trading environment as challenging (76%), MCA and HIM’s Top of Mind Survey reveals.
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Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The divide between retail and eating out will continue to narrow in 2019 as operators search for new channels and growth opportunities.
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Report shows link between strong high streets and f&b offer
A report by the Centre for Cities thinktank has highlighted the link between strong city centres and the share of f&b as part of the wider high street mix.
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Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The continuing blurring of retail and foodservice, more M&A activity and the unstoppable march of food to go and healthy eating – these are just some of the predictions from MCA and HIM’s latest Top of Mind Survey.
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Heads up and take in the view
MCA’s contributing editor Peter Martin gives his view on the contradictions at the heart of the eating and drinking-out sector and discusses why he thinks competition should be the sector’s lifeblood, even if it makes life more challenging for incumbents
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A third of consumers plan to eat out less this year
Almost one third of consumers are planning to spend less money on eating out during 2019, according to a new report from PwC.
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Sector lfls down 1.8% in January
Both the managed pub and restaurant segments saw like-for-like sales (lfls) dip in January, with the sector overall down 1.8% year-on-year.
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Analysis & InsightEstablished in 1926, reborn 14 February 2019
Following the sale of Patisserie Valerie to Causeway Capital Partners, Rhys Iley spoke to MCA deputy editor Georgi Gyton about why he is viewing it as a new chapter for the business, and what changes the management team will be putting in place, including store refreshes, longer opening hours, NPD, and a new app.
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Analysis & InsightDiversity is the solution, not the problem
The reality for many women who have made it to the top is that it’s a reflection of their own dogged perseverance and determination, than any real proactive measures in the industry to facilitate career progression for women. This needs to change, says Holly Addison, head of the hospitality, travel & leisure practice at executive recruitment firm Odgers Berndtson.
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Diversity is the solution, not the problem
The reality for many women who have made it to the top is that it’s a reflection of their own dogged perseverance and determination, than any real proactive measures in the industry to facilitate career progression for women. This needs to change, says Holly Addison, head of the hospitality, travel & leisure practice at executive recruitment firm Odgers Berndtson.
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Analysis & InsightBDO’s Top 10 predictions for 2019
Advisory firm BDO presents its Top 10 predictions for the restaurants and bars sector in 2019, suggesting this will be the year the power shift between tenants and landlords completes and that “value meals” will become the norm.
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Going Global: Enter the dragon
In the latest in his series of Going Global columns for MCA, international franchising expert Jasper Reid looks at the prospects for eating-out brands targeting the Chinese market.
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Where is the next saturation point?
With the number of food to go outlets in the UK set to reach almost 150,000 this year, is the segment approaching a saturation point? And if so, what can the channel learn from the oversupply issues faced by the pub sector and, more recently, casual dining? James Wallin discusses with leading operators, as well as with MCA’s contributing editor, Peter Martin
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Analysis & InsightMore women in hospitality in senior boards positions
The percentage of women in board level positions at FTSE 100 hospitality, travel and leisure companies has risen by 3% over the last year, new figures have revealed.
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Analysis & InsightSpending up in Q4 2018 - Deloitte
Consumer spending was up across the board year on year in 2018 Q4, with pubs (5 percetnage points) and restaurants (6ppts) seeing the most significant rises, Deloitte analysis reveals.
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Analysis & InsightPost summer blues create wage drop-off
The average hourly pay of hospitality staff over 25 fell significantly over the autumn following a drop-off in demand for labour after the World Cup and heatwave, new data from Fourth reveals.
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant and pub spending up in January
Restaurant spending grew by 11% year on year in January while pub spending grew by 15%, according to data from Barclaycard.
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Analysis & InsightFood to go to outperform wider market again in 2019
The food to go sector has grown its market share by 4.3 percentage points over the past decade, and now accounts for almost a quarter of the turnover for the total eating out market.
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Analysis & InsightSame marketing rules – new tools to work with
Tim Howard, marketing director at The Deltic Group discusses the power of data and how the late-night venue operator is using mobile ticketing apps to better understand and target its customers from a marketing perspective.
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Analysis & InsightHigh Noon on the High Street
Christie & Co’s Simon Chaplin looks back at how the UK high street has evolved since the launch of the first out of town shopping complex in the 70s and how operators are shaping a new direction for our town centres.