All Research articles – Page 89
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Analysis & Insight
Private equity to the fore across leisure sector
The influence of private equity, evident for many years in the leisure sector, was once again to the fore in 2013 across the wider leisure sector, according to Christie + Co director and head of leisure Jon Patrick
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Analysis & Insight
Despite recovery, decline in distress may only be temporary
The decline in business distress and in businesses being sold out of distress continued in 2013 as an inevitable consequence of the continuing economic recovery
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Analysis & InsightUK coffee shop market to exceed £8.7bn in turnover
The total UK coffee shop market will exceed 20,500 outlets and turnover of £8.7bn by 2018, with 4.5% annual outlet growth over the five-year period, according to the latest research by Allegra Strategies
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Analysis & Insight
Cinema takings fell in 2013
Takings at UK cinemas fell in 2013 by the biggest margin in 22 years, as box offices struggled to match the success of James Bond’s Skyfall, new research shows
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NewsHorizons warns of coffee shop price war
The UK’s coffee shop market is “rapidly approaching saturation point” and a price war between major operators could be imminent, according to food service consultants Horizons
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers feeling more secure
UK consumers are feeling more secure, but they do not expect things to get much better quickly, according to new research by Conlumino
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Analysis & Insight
Gift voucher use grows
Sales of gift cards and vouchers grew 13% in Q3 2013, a new report shows
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OpinionHopes and fears
M&C Report speaks to operators from across the pub, bar and restaurant sector to ask their views on the biggest challenges and opportunities for 2014
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Analysis & InsightIndustry welcomes MPs calls for beer duty freeze
Britain’s brewing and pub industry has welcomed renewed calls from MPs for a freeze in beer duty in the 2014 Budget
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Analysis & InsightSales and visits up across fast-casual sector
Visits and sales in the UK’s fast-casual sector increased in the year to the end of September 2013 compared to the previous year helped by a growth in trade from families
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Analysis & Insight
Sports venue food “over-priced and unhealthy”
Sports event attendees expect food available at the venue to be over-priced, unhealthy and of limited choice, according to a new YouGov report
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Analysis & Insight
US on-trade craft beer market 'at saturation'
The on-trade craft beer market in the US may have reached saturation point, with high prices charged at bars cited as one possible reason for a recent dip in volumes, new research suggests
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Analysis & Insight
Beer sales could fall one third over five years
Beer sales could fall by as much as one third over the next five years, according to research from Mintel highlighted in the Telegraph
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Analysis & Insight
More people 'drink responsibly'
An increasing number of consumers are drinking responsibly, according to senior industry figures following new data on drinking patterns from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that also shows a decline in overall alcohol consumption
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Analysis & Insight
Operators report 1.7% lfls growth in November
Like-for-like sales among 27 leading pub and restaurant groups increased 1.7% in November compared to the same month last year, with managed pub operators the main drivers of growth, new figures show
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News
Survey backs action on pubcos
A total of 96.2% of people who took part in a survey on the pub company/tenant relationship agreed that the Government should regulate, although just 11.4% of respondents were tied tenants
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Analysis & Insight
BDO: IPOs and more retail link up expected in 2014
The of the sector IPO, the continued strength of the M&A market and further restaurants in retail stores are three of the 10 predictions for 2014 from advisory firm BDO
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News
Large pubcos differ on reform proposals
More large pub companies agree than disagree with the principle that a tied tenant should be no worse off than their free-of-tie counterparts, according to the results of a Government survey into plans to legislate in the pubco model
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Analysis & Insight
Publicans average earnings drop 2.8%
Publicans and managers of licensed premises saw their average weekly earnings decline by 2.8% to £394.10 in the year to April 2013
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Analysis & Insight
WRBM acquires Allegra’s Foodservice portfolio
M&C Report’s owner William Reed Business Media (WRBM) has acquired the Allegra Foodservice business - formerly a division of Allegra Strategies