The Capitalist: Labour’s boost for wealth advisors and bane for private schools plus friends like Boris’ Opinion Dispatches from a big night for Boris and Bloomberg, blockchain for gorillas and a giant bronze Mr Blobby: catch up on the latest City gossip in this week’s edition of The Capitalist BORIS UNLEASHED Boris Johnson launched his memoirs on Wednesday night in the grandest room at the lavish Institute of Directors on Pall Mall. The [...]
Axe-throwing bar chain toasts growth as Brits look for competitive night out Business Novelty bar operator XP Factory topped market expectations today after a boost in Brits looking for competitive nights out with activities like axe throwing and mini golf. Group revenue more than doubled in the 15 months ended 31 March 2024, to £57.3m from £22.8m. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to [...]
Lane7: Boutique bowling alley strikes out beyond UK as sales fly HOSPITALITY The rapidly expanding boutique bowling firm Lane7 is set to launch its first venues outside of the UK following a year of increased sales and major new openings.
Booming Bangalore: India has its own Silicon Valley and Gen Z love it May 14, 2024 Bangalore is the Indian city you must visit. Here's why
Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar owner XP Factory toasts good start to year May 8, 2024 Novelty bar and experience provider XP factory has continued its impressive performance in 2024 with double digit growth across both its brands, Boom and Escape Hunt.
Post-work drinks get more exciting as Europe’s largest karaoke bar opens in London March 14, 2024 Amateur vocalists across London are in for a treat as Europe's largest karaoke bar is set to open its first venue in the capital this spring.
Craft breweries battered by soaring operational costs June 5, 2023 Soaring operational costs and a greater competition between brands have battered the UK’s brewery industry with the number of beer factories going under tripling over the past year. The number of breweries which have become insolvent has risen from 15 to 45 over the last year, new figures out from audit, tax and advisory firm [...]
American candy stores or retail hub? What might be next for Oxford Street March 19, 2023 It has been three years since the UK was plunged into its first-ever full scale lockdown – forcing the majority of stores in London’s West End to temporarily cease trading and arguably altering the state of physical retail forever. The pandemic forced once seemingly indestructible retailers such as Debenhams, Topshop, and Gap off Oxford Street, [...]
Oxford Street to welcome fashion brand Reserved amid revamp of retail district November 24, 2022 London’s Oxford Street is welcoming a new retailer to the block, as fashion brand Reserved has signed up for its second London store. GPE, formerly Great Portland Estates and one of the biggest property leasers in the capital, has signed a letting with Reserved for a more than 19,600 square foot space, which is expected [...]
Nightlife bounce back: Boom Battle Bar bags prime Oxford Street retail space July 7, 2021 London’s Great Portland Estates has pre-let a prime Oxford Street retail space to competitive socialisation operator Boom Battle Bar, in a post-pandemic investment for both retail and hospitality. The 15,200 sq ft space at 70 Oxford Street, part of the redevelopment of the area, is a prime capital spot for a bar looking to capitalise [...]