All Late Night Bars and Clubs articles – Page 5
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InterviewsRekom UK has confidence to build strong pipeline
The late-night club and bar operator has ”the potential” to open a further +10 venues during the remainder of 2022, chairman Peter Marks has told MCA
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NewsRekom UK in ‘rude health’
The late night operator said its target audience of 18-24 made it less likely to feel the impact of a pending recession compared to businesses with an older demographic
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NewsRekom makes further Cardiff acquisition
The late-night bar and club operator has acquired Story nightclub, which will become its fifth venue in the city
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NewsThousands of late-night operators call for support
More than 6,000 letters have been sent to MPs from night time economy and hospitality businesses calling for an emergency support package from government, the NTIA has said, as operating costs become “untenable”
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NewsEnergy costs overtaking rent and rate combined
The cost of utilities is now the second biggest operating cost business in the night time economy, the NTIA has claimed
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NewsNightcap secures flagship site for Barrio Familia
The late-night bar operator has signed a lease for the former Tropicana Beach Club for its first Barrio opening since the acquisition last November.
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InterviewsSimmons Bars: ‘We have a lot more to do in London’
The Lonsdale Capital-backed bar operator is about to open its 24th site in the capital with sales “a long way up” on pre-pandemic levels, CEO Nick Campbell tells MCA
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NewsNightcap to launch Bar Academy
The late night bar group, which has lined up another opening in Bristol for its Tonight Josephine brand, is to launch the Nightcap Bar Academy in Camden Market
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InterviewsBig Fang Collective: ‘We want to expand across the UK’
The Imbiba-backed experiential group is looking to regenerate local areas with its multi-site crazy golf themed venues
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NewsGovernment ads to warn of needle spiking
Students beginning university in September are to be targeted with government ads warning them about the risk of being spiked with needles in nightclubs.
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News'Nightclubs could save struggling towns'
Reopening once-loved nightclubs in struggling town and city centres could help to revive the high streets and boost the economy, Labour’s shadow levelling-up secretary Lisa Nandy has said
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NewsLate night sector significantly impact by strikes
This weeks’ rail strikes have had a “devasting effect” with trade up to 40%, according to the Night Time Industries Association
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Analysis & InsightLate Night Levy still a cause of concern and frustration
Almost ten years on from its introduction there are renewed calls for the levy to be abolished with a fresh approach to licensing needed in a post-Covid world.
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NewsCoyote Ugly to open first London bar
The Western-themed US bar chain is to make its debut in the capital, at Camden Market, later this year.
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NewsSacha Lord appointed chair at NTIA
The Greater Manchester night time economy advisor and co-founder of Parklife and The Warehouse Project, said he was honoured to be joining the body, at a “pivotal time in the sector’s recovery”
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NewsNightcap appoints group people director
Rebecca Rose joins the late night bar business from Various Eateries, where she was people director
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NewsNightcap continues growth trajectory
The Adventure Bar Group and Barrio operator reported strong trading in the third quarter of its 2022 financial year, alongside the signing of four new leases
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NewsAdventure Bar Group hits targets ‘well ahead of time’
The strong performance means owner Nightcap will issue an additional 7.1m in earn out shares to the founding management team of the business
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Analysis & InsightLate nights out back to pre-Covid frequency
The average consumer visits a late night venue 1.2 times a week – the same as in 2019, according to Rekom’s latest Night Index, with spend just shy of pre-pandemic levels
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NewsNightcap continues with cluster expansion strategy
The operator of several late-night bar businesses has secured a flagship site for The Cocktail Club in Birmingham’s Temple Street