New Tube map shows you where to find London’s cheapest pints of beer on a night out July 18, 2019 Working out where to enjoy a pint without breaking the bank is one of the common stresses of London life. Fortunately, fastidious researchers have compiled a redesigned Tube map showing the cheapest pint in the pub closest to every station. Read more: Tube map shows the busiest morning rush hour sttaions in Zones 1 and [...]
UK retail sales crash a record 18.1 per cent in April lockdown May 22, 2020 UK retail sales plunged by a record 18.1 per cent during April’s lockdown, data showed today, with clothing sales halving compared to March. Sales of clothes crashed 50.2 per cent compared to March, while retail sales fell almost four times as badly as March’s 5.2 per cent fall, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data found. [...]
Marketing: What’s your Covid-19 story? May 5, 2020 COVID-19 is having a profound impact on all aspects of the UK economy. It is also changing the rules of corporate communications. The focus for most listed companies right now is getting their house in order with equity raises, dividend suspensions and executive pay cuts. However, attention will quickly turn to adjusting to the new [...]
Five steps to put digital at the heart of Britain’s recovery July 8, 2020 If, at the start of this year, you’d have told me that I was going to celebrate my brother-in-law’s thirtieth birthday via Zoom, I would probably have asked you what Zoom was. I certainly wouldn’t have guessed that I would have ministerial meetings, museum tours and even makeup lessons on the platform. But the world [...]
Food for thought: Restaurant numbers drop as Chinese, Indian and Italian cuisines struggle August 19, 2019 Chinese, Indian and Italian cuisine might be the staple of many Saturday night takeaways, but new evidence suggests that the beloved British favourites are bearing the brunt of a slowdown in the casual dining sector. Read more: Revealed: These 10 London restaurants have the best mobile reception An average of 18 restaurants have shut per [...]
Londoners spark online shopping revolution during lockdown July 22, 2020 Londoners have catalysed an online shopping revolution, according to new research, after shoppers in the capital contributed the biggest spike in online sales in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new report by packaging firm DS Smith showed that 62 per cent of 2,000 Londoners surveyed increased their online shopping habits during lockdown, helping [...]
Festive cocktails, whether you’re fully stocked or the cupboard’s bare December 23, 2020 What a short-lived foray back into the great restaurants, bars and pubs of London that was! Like many restaurateurs and publicans across the country, I don’t mind being told to close my venue for the good of the nation (although there is still no evidence that hospitality contributes significantly more than other sectors to the [...]
Spirit in the sky: City Pub Group sees profits jump after bumper World Cup summer September 20, 2018 Aim-listed pub landlord City Pub Group has posted a 73 per cent rise in pre-tax profit on the back of a bumper summer of good weather and a successful World Cup run. Profits before tax rose to £1.6m in the first six months of 2018, rising from £0.9m compared with the same period last year, [...]
Spirit in the sky: City Pub Group sees profits jump after bumper World Cup summer September 20, 2018 Aim-listed pub landlord City Pub Group has posted a 73 per cent rise in pre-tax profit on the back of a bumper summer of good weather and a successful World Cup run. Profits before tax rose to £1.6m in the first six months of 2018, rising from £0.9m compared with the same period last year, [...]
Coronavirus: Over half of UK firms cannot reopen fully, survey shows May 20, 2020 Almost 50 per cent of UK firms are only ready to partially reopen their businesses as the government lifts the coronavirus lockdown, a survey has shown, with one in 10 saying they cannot restart at all due to Covid guidelines. The survey, from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), also showed that 85 per cent [...]