Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin lashes out at ‘vast disparity in VAT treatment’ between pubs and supermarket alcohol sales January 25, 2023 Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has launched a scathing attack on the government, saying the biggest threat to pubs is the “vast disparity in tax treatment” compared to restaurants and supermarkets. The outspoken chain boss said he was “cautiously optimistic” for the financial year ahead, as the firm published its like-for-like sales in the 25 weeks [...]
McColl’s shares topple by a third after supply chain nightmare hits profit forecast November 17, 2021 Convenience store chain McColl’s saw shares plummet by a third after it warned annual profits would be impacted by supply chain chaos. The firm blamed a lack of HGV drivers for a lack of supply of key items in the final quarter of its financial year. It said its EBITDA for the 2021 financial year [...]
‘I went to Los Angeles dive bars to relive my teenage rock ‘n’ roll dream’ December 7, 2023 Los Angeles has some of the most famous rock 'n' roll dive bars in America. Damien Gabet went on a pilgrimage to the West Coast to relive his teenage dream
June bookings for Hostelworld climb to pre-pandemic levels as pent-up demand for travel surges July 12, 2022 June bookings for Hostelworld sites hit 80 per cent of June 2019 levels as backpackers flock back on holiday this summer. Net revenue exceeded 2019 levels by 104 per cent thanks to higher average booking values, and the firm’s success in April and in May in drawing backpackers in once again. Booking demand into Europe, the largest destination [...]
Morrisons defers dividend over coronavirus as profit rises March 18, 2020 Morrisons has announced its fourth consecutive year of profit growth, but will defer its dividend as it deals with the “unprecedented challenges” brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. Pre-tax profit rose three per cent to £408m, while sales were down 1.1 per cent to £17.5bn. Despite an increase in sales and profit growth for the [...]
RAC calls on supermarkets to cut petrol prices to ease cost of living crisis November 22, 2022 RAC has urged supermarkets to cut their petrol and diesel prices to ease the pressure on struggling Brits ahead of Christmas.
Commons Committee demands answer from Asda over ‘unclear’ fire and hire evidence July 5, 2023 The Business and Trade Committee is demanding Asda provide more evidence over it’s “unclear” fire-and-rehire strategy, after some 7,000 workers were threatened with the practice back in May. Chair of the committee, Darren Jones, is hauling the ‘Big Four’ grocer back in front of MPs after it said it was “concerned about apparent discrepancies” between [...]
Morrisons wins legal case over data breach liability April 1, 2020 The UK’s highest court has ruled that Morrisons is not legally liable for the actions of a disgruntled former employee who leaked the data of more than 100,000 workers. Supreme Court judge Lord Reed ruled this morning that the supermarket was not vicariously liable for the conduct of Andrew Skelton, who was jailed in 2015 [...]
RAC calls on Tesco and others to cut fuel prices as costs fall January 6, 2023 The RAC has called on Big Four supermarkets such as Tesco to further cut fuel prices as diesel and petrol prices fell by around 9 per cent in December. Data published today by the motoring group show that petrol went down by 8.4p to 151.1p per litre in December, whilst diesel decreased by 9.4p to [...]
How to visit actual James Bond locations with actual Bond girls June 19, 2023 WHAT IS IT: Your mission, 007, is for your next holiday to be to one of the iconic James Bond filming locations in Europe. Black Tomato has launched the ultimate trips of a lifetime for James Bond fans, a new range of excursions to destinations famous from the films, and depending on the trip, a [...]