Tesco is trying to give quick delivery apps a run for their money May 26, 2021 Tesco is set to launch a new rapid delivery service which will allow the supermarket giant to shuttle orders to customers doorsteps in less than an hour. The supermarket chain will first trial the Whoosh delivery service at its Wolverhampton Willenhall Express store – assessing its potential for a wider rollout. It said that the [...]
Heathrow calls for green list expansion as passenger numbers sink by 92 per cent May 11, 2021 Heathrow Airport has called for an expansion to the travel green list in the next government review in three weeks’ time, including the United States, to boost trade and reunite friends and family. The number of passengers passing through Heathrow Airport was down by 92.1 per cent in April, compared to pre-pandemic figures. After the [...]
Pret distances itself from founder Julian Metcalfe’s lockdown comments October 29, 2020 Pret a Manger has distanced itself from its founder Julian Metcalfe and criticised his opposition to a second coronavirus lockdown. Metcalfe, who also founded sushi chain Itsu, said young people would pay the economic price of the lockdown, saying it would only save the lives of a “a few thousand” old or vulnerable people. Pret [...]
Rise & grind: Employers splurge on keeping teams caffeinated while working remotely April 6, 2021 Employers kept staff fed and caffeinated while working from home during the pandemic, making up for the loss of coffee and sweets available at the office by expensing Starbucks and Deliveroo orders. Keeping teams fed and caffeinated while working remotely made up nearly 36 per cent of all expenses claimed during January to November 2020, [...]
Pret axes 400 jobs amid further store closures October 16, 2020 Pret A Manger will cut 400 jobs and close a further six stores in London due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. The struggling sandwich chain said the sales growth it had seen since April had slowed from September as Covid-19 injection rates began to rise. Pret declined to specify [...]
Pret a Manger boss to retire as firm prepares for Eat merger July 1, 2019 Pret a Manger’s boss is to step down later this year, making way for the firm’s chief operating officer to lead the group as it prepares for a major tie-up with rival Eat. The sandwich chain’s boss Clive Schlee will retire in September after more than 15 years at the firm. Read more: Pret a [...]
Exclusive: The boss of London’s oldest office provider returns from retirement to drive the City’s bounce-back April 4, 2022 As we passed the two-year anniversary of the first lockdown last month, City A.M. sits down with the CEO of London’s oldest office provider, who came out of retirement to drive the business’ post-Covid recovery. Shedding light on how the business and City has suffered, Argyll CEO John Drover reveals to this paper how his [...]
Londoners rejoice; Deliveroo will serve your Pret a Manger meal to your desk July 12, 2019 It’s not exactly hard to find a Pret a Manger in London; there are more than a dozen in the City of London alone. Read more: Pret vows to go veggie when it takes over Eat stores But it is hard to get away from your desk sometimes, so thousands of workers will be delighted [...]
Shakespeare: Enforced working from home takes away key customers for commuter reliant brands July 8, 2020 In my previous column I discussed how Pret A Manger’s COVID-19 response earned them admiration from the British public by carefully planning store openings, abiding with social distancing measures and offering free NHS worker perks. Unfortunately it appears that this hasn’t been enough to ensure the brand survives coronavirus completely intact. This week Pret A [...]
Home working could cost UK economy £15bn a year, PwC warns September 6, 2020 Home working could cost the UK economy up to £15.3bn a year due to the knock-on effect on office cleaners and security guards as well as nearby cafes and coffee shops. The latest research by accountancy firm PwC showed that the one per cent drop in GDP would be caused by a cut in spending [...]