The Fine Food Store, a delicatessen and coffee shop in Stamford, Lincolnshire, plans to open another outlet within a year.
Owner Jenny Fitzpatrick, 24, expects to have five shops in five years.
The Times 13/08/04 page 59
BrewDog has confirmed it will be opening a 4,000 sq ft bar at The Barcode, the new leisure and entertainment development, located next to Drake Circus in Plymouth city centre.
2020 will go down as a memorable year for all the wrong reasons . No words can express the devastation felt across hospitality, particularly the recent developments which introduced a de facto lockdown in the shape of Tier 4 across swathes of the country. Bookings were eviscerated, supplies were wasted, ...
NewRiver CEO Allan Lockhart has said the business has proved to be “resilient” during a period of “unprecedented disruption”. Announcing its half year results, he said the business had seen a “significant increase in leasing activity, with over half a million square feet of transactions completed, which has led to occupancy in our retail portfolio increasing to more than 96% during the period. This reflects both our affordable rents and focus on essential and convenience retail.
Less than 10% of operators are “very confident” they will reopen on 3 December, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence for MCA, the Morning Advertiser and Big Hospitality. A further 15% were “not sure at all”, though 33% are “fairly sure” they will reopen once the restrictions are lifted. Meanwhile the industry is split over the future, with 32% thinking they will go bust if existing lockdown measures continue into Spring. While 38% are unsure, just 30% are confident they will survive as a business should things continue as they currently are.