Running your personal best time through the rainforest April 13, 2014 The day after the London Marathon, Kasmira Jefford tells us where to head for the next race IT IS is not yet eight in the morning but already the heat and humidity is cloying as I run down the long, red-earth road that skirts the south side of the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap, [...]
Best of the Brokers for 2 October 2013 October 1, 2013 ENTERPRISE INNS Deutsche Bank has reaffirmed its “buy” recommendation on pub owner Enterprise Inns and revised its target price from 190p to 205p. The bank said that trading has stabilised and the group has now ticked off all of the debt concerns that have plagued the shares in recent years. GENUS N+1 Singer has reaffirmed [...]
Best of the Brokers for 20 August 2013 August 19, 2013 INTERSERVE Liberum thinks outsourcing group Interserve’s interim results last week were ahead of expectations. It reiterated its “buy” rating but stated that it is difficult to foresee much sales progress beyond the expected 2014 margin of 4.8 per cent. SPIRIT PUB CO Panmure lifts its target price on Spirit Pub Company to 110p and reiterates [...]
Enterprise shares shine on sunny update August 8, 2013 SHARES in Enterprise Inns jumped five per cent yesterday after the firm forecast a rise in profits for its final financial quarter. Enterprise said trading in the last five weeks had been boosted by the warm weather. The news came as the pub chain announced that the sale of 356 pubs would help debt to [...]
Mix it up: Stir in a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down November 12, 2013 @philip_salter Flourishing species ultimately perish, rising civilisations fall in the end, and conquering nations are eventually defeated; but human beings – at least as long as we walk this planet – will always want to get drunk. Though getting inebriated is a constant, the way we imbibe changes over space and time. And, like everything [...]
The City A.M. guide to keeping fit, fresh and healthy in the City October 27, 2013 The City is bursting with different ways of getting you back in shape – and most of these activities can be enjoyed in your lunch break 1. Take intensive bursts of exercise LAX St Botolph’s, the City’s largest gym, opens today with a fitness programme specifically aimed at reflecting the lives of busy City workers, [...]
Mitchells & Butlers bullish for full year despite fourth quarter slip September 26, 2013 PUB AND restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers said yesterday that sales had slipped in the fourth quarter but that it was still on track for the full year. The firm, which counts the Harvester chain, All Bar One and O’Neill’s among its brands, said like-for-like sales were down one per cent in the nine weeks [...]
Fullers, Mitchells & Butlers and Marston’s toast summer sales July 25, 2013 THREE of Britain’s pub companies yesterday raised their glasses to strong quarterly sales thanks to a summer of sport and the recent weeks of hot weather. Marston’s, which owns around 2,100 pubs including the Pitcher & Piano chain, said like-for-like sales at its destination and premium pubs jumped six per cent over the 10 weeks [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 05 December 2013 December 4, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES US business chiefs want budget deal Chief executives of big US companies are warning that the country faces another year of sluggish growth, expressing hope that a deal over the budget being discussed in Congress will kick-start the economic recovery. Jim McNerney, chief executive of Boeing and chairman of the Business Roundtable, said [...]
10 reasons to move to… Fulham September 12, 2013 1 It has Fulham Palace, which is the historic home of the Bishops of London. Today the palace has stunning grounds and a museum that houses an art gallery. You can also have lunch in the converted drawing room. 2 Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last five years, you might have [...]