All Flight Club articles
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Analysis & Insight
TDR Capital: ‘These guys are ninjas, I wouldn’t bet against them.’
Following the private equity group’s £50m backing of Popeyes UK, MCA looks at the background of the investor behind Stonegate, EG Group and Gondola Holdings
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News
Flight Club debuts in Scotland
The social darts concept from Red Engine is opening its 11th UK site on George St, with space for 325 guests
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News
State of Play secures $10m investment from Red Engine
As part of the deal, Steve Moore, co-founder and CEO of Red Engine, will join the board at State of Play, as it looks to push forward its expansion in the US and UK
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Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings and announcements, featuring new sites from Flight Club, Roxy Leisure, Bone Daddies, Incipio Group, and more
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News
Video: Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2022
Watch highlights from MCA’s prestigious annual awards held at The Guildhall last month, where leaders of the sector came together to celebrate for the first time in three years
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State of Play secures $35m of growth capital
The operator of Bounce ping pong venues, and modern bingo concept Hijingo, is looking to accelerate its expansion in Europe and the US, including the roll-out of Flight Club which it operates under licence in North America
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Interviews
Red Engine: ‘It is like Christmas every day’
The business’ Flight Club and Electric Shuffle venues have experienced “a level of excitement like we have never seen before”, since reopening after lockdown, CEO Steve Moore has told MCA.
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News
Flight Club: ‘We have bounced back very strongly’
Flight Club Darts has seen “a significant and sustained” increase in trading since 19 July and has a strong pipeline of sites for 2022.
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News
Flight Club to launch in Dublin
Red Engine, the group behind Flight Club Darts and Electric Shuffle, has partnered with Loyola Group to bring Flight Club to Ireland, with the first venue planned to launch in Dublin in 2022.
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Flight Club set for Bristol debut
Flight Club, the Red Engine-backed competitive socialising concept, is set to open a new site in Bristol later this year.
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Analysis & Insight
Turtle Bay in positive lfls growth
Turtle Bay is having one of its best two-month trading periods on record, chair Jane O’Riordan has said.
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News
Flight Club to reopen all sites in August
Flight Club will reopen its six sites – four in London, and one in both Birmingham and Manchester – on 1 August.
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Flight Club secures former Burning Night site in Leeds
Flight Club has secured the former Burning Night Group site in Leeds for its next site, MCA understands.
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Flight Club founders announces parent company Red Engine
Flight Club founders Steve Moore and Paul Barham have announced the launch of parent company Red Engine which will oversee the darts concept and forthcoming second brand Electric Shuffle.
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Flight Club to launch Electric Shuffle in Canary Wharf
Flight Club has revealed its new Electric Shuffle concept will launch in Canary Wharf by the end of the year, as it reports turnover up 32% to £9.9m in 2018.
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Flight Club set to secure new funding
Flight Club, the social darts concept, is set to secure new funding as it looks to further expand its core brand and launch a new concept called Electric Shuffle, MCA understands.
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Flight Club Darts plans Nova opening
Flight Club Darts has submitted a licensing application for its third proposed London site, in Victoria’s Nova development.
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News
Flight Club eyes Manchester Burger & Lobster
Flight Club, the social darts concept, co-founded by Bounce founder Adam Breeden, is eyeing up its first regional site, in Manchester.
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Flight Club doubles up in London
Flight Club, the social darts concept, has opened its second site in the capital