All Operators articles – Page 99
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Opinion
Using timing and luck to your advantage
At leading executive recruitment agency, the Savannah Group’s latest quarterly Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Boardroom Lunch, partner Tim Clouting discussed with sector chairman and chief executives how to use timing and luck to your advantage, how do you become better at it and how do you bring them more firmly under your control
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NewsCineworld H1 UK revenues up 11.5%
Cineworld has reported revenue in the UK & Ireland up 11.5% for the six months to 30 June.
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OpinionIn the grand scheme of things
Leisure and F&B are no longer a ‘nice to have’ way to offer experience in shopping schemes to counter online shopping. Instead, they are seen by developers and landlords as future-proofing, and an essential component to remain competitive. But getting that right mix of operator is becoming harder and harder
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News
Freud Café to launch third site
Freud Cafe, which operates sites in London and Oxford, is to open a new site above its debut venue.
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News
Simmons to open 13th site in Farringdon
Simmons, the London based independent bar operator, has secured a site in Farringdon, which is due to open in December, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending up 3.5% in July
Consumer spending grew by 3.5% year-on-year in July, the highest figure since April
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News
M&S launches £3.50 lunchtime meal deal
Marks & Spencer has launched a lunchtime meal deal with a sandwich, crisps and drink for only £3.50
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NewsBloomberg Arcade operators revealed
The majority of the operators, which will take space at the new Bloomberg Arcade development in the City have been confirmed.
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Opinion
Brexit slows Davy’s expansion
Since establishing itself as a wine-bar pioneer in the late 1800s, Davy’s has had its share of ups and downs. With the company having learned lessons from weathering recessions and World Wars, chairman James Davy sees no reason to be overconfident in post-Brexit Britain. He talks to Finn Scott-Delany
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OpinionSub Cult moves off the bench
After three years in street food, Sub Cult is taking the plunge with a semi-permanent site. In the latest of our Founders Forum series, Finn Scott-Delany hears how the sub slingers want to reinvent the humble sandwich for a British audience more used to soggy white triangles for their lunch
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NewsWestgate unveils more operators for Oxford
Westgate has announced the next wave of operators to go into its Oxford scheme.
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NewsCharles Wells integration sees 53 jobs go
The integration of the Charles Wells brewery business into Marston’s portfolio, which completed at the end of last week, resulted in 53 redundancies.
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NewsWasabi to trial sushi counters in M&S stores
Wasabi has launched a trial with Marks & Spencers, which will see it operate sushi counters across five stores.
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NewsDeliveroo to introduce safety measures for drivers
Deliveroo is introducing safety measures to try to protect its riders from violence
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News
Applegreen acquires seven UK sites for £21m
Applegreen, the Ireland-based forecourt operator, has acquired a package of seven sites from the Carsley Group for £21m.
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NewsChop’d founder launches first HiLo site
Chop’d founder Jasper Wight has opened the debut site for his grab-and-go lunch pot concept, HiLo, MCA has learnt.
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News
Noo Noodles secures first London site
Noo Noodles, the fledgling chain, has secured its first site in London, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
‘Significant’ financial distress up 25% year on year
New research from Begbies Traynor shows that 329,834 UK companies were experiencing “significant” financial distress at the end of Q2 2017, a 25% increase yoy
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News
Paul UK reports lfls up 3%
Paul UK, the French bakery and café brand, has reported like-for-like sales up 3% in the year to 31 December.
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Analysis & InsightService before marketing
Mark Palmer, the former marketing director of Pret A Manger and Green & Black’s, talks about the basics behind marketing and looks back at how a 30-minute meeting with Pret founder Julian Metcalfe proved the most useful of his career.