All MCA Insight articles in June 2014 – Page 10
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News
Cineworld to anchor £100m Watford scheme
Intu has signed leading cinema operator Cineworld as the leisure anchor for its £100m retail and leisure development in Watford town centre
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Analysis & Insight
Britons frustrated by pub queues
Britons spend half an hour every week queuing to pay - that’s 85 days or three months of the average lifespan, with queues in pubs seen as the third most hated
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Croma strengthens North West presence
Croma, the independent restaurant operator, is to strengthen its presence in the north west, with the addition of a second site in Greater Manchester
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Luminar awards top performing employees
Luminar, the nightclub operator, has recognised the achievements of 13 team members at an awards ceremony as part of its annual conference
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CAMRA advertises for new CEO
The Campaign for Real (CAMRA) has advertised for a new chief executive to replace Mike Benner
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Diary
Diary: Tragus, Spirit, Domino's, Stonegate
This week’s Diary includes BrewDog’s dogged expansion, Barber giving more fundraising details, Domino’s going voice-activated, and where next for the Strada estate? Single site scramble While the futures of Café Rouge and Bella Italia will become clearer on Friday, the next stage in the life span of Strada ...
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NewsBrewDog secures Clapham and Brighton sites
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has confirmed that it has secured its fourth site in London, in Clapham, and also its first on the south coast in Brighton
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Pubco intervention risks 'seriously negative consequences'
The Government’s plan to introduce a statutory code in the pub company/tenant relationship could have “seriously negative consequences”, a franchising expert has warned
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NewsYoung’s takes on the Fox & Anchor
Young’s has acquired the Fox & Anchor in Clerkenwell from Richard Balfour-Lynn, the founder of MWB Group Holdings, for a seven-figure sum
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NewsWhitbread details restaurant improvements
Whitbread is seeing a “significant improvement” in guest scores and ‘intention to return’ rates at its restaurants, and is also reversing earlier margin contraction as it draws back from promotions, according to chief executive Andy Harrison
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NewsHarrison: no plans to raise Costa prices
Whitbread has “no plans” to raise its prices to consumers at Costa despite recent increases in coffee bean prices
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Tenants want social media support from pubcos
More than half of tenanted pub licensees want support from their pubcos on social media, according to him!
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NewsVAT Club criticised for 'gunboat diplomacy'
The VAT Club has been criticised for its “gunboat diplomacy” and warned there is no chance of success in this Parliament
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NewsCastle Rock announces management changes
Castle Rock Brewery has announced changes to its operational and senior management line up, including a new operations director and head of finance
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Caffe Latte eyes 20 openings in 2014
Caffe Latte, the coffee shop chain, is targeting a major period of expansion in 2014, growing by 20 sites during the year, as it opens its 10th location
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Analysis & InsightSector lfl growth slows to 0.2%
Like-for-like sales growth across 28 leading managed pub and restaurant groups slowed to just 0.2% in May
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NewsCarluccio’s secures Woking site
Carluccio’s has become the latest leading restaurant brand to join Woking Shopping scheme’s rapidly growing retail and leisure offer
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Analysis & Insight
Evening tweets are best received
Tweeting six times a day increases the “organic reach” of an organisation by five times compared to three tweets over the same period, according to research carried out by Agility Marketing
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News
Oracle in Micros talks
Oracle Corp is reportedly in talks with Micros Systems Inc to buy the software maker for the hospitality sector for more than $5bn
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Urban Pubs & Bars secures third site
Urban Pubs & Bars, the new vehicle from Realpubs founders Nick Pring and Malcom Heap, has secured its third pub in London