Hospitality Spending Grows in October but Rail Strikes and Inflation Take its Toll
Consumer card spending grew 3.5 per cent year-on-year in October – higher than in September (1.8 per cent) but well below the 8.8 per cent…
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Suzy Lamplugh Trust Report Reveals That 44% of Female Respondents Had Experienced Harassment Whilst Working in the Night-time Economy
Everyone has the right to be safe at work. Yet a new YouGov survey conducted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and supported by Peoplesafe for…
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Halloween Raises Weekend Spirits and Drinks Sales
The growing popularity of Halloween celebrations have helped lift Britain’s On Premise drinks sales above last year’s levels for the sixth week in a row….
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Hospitality Heavyweights Support Recruitment Campaign at Sensational Launch Event
Some of the biggest names in hospitality attended a spectacular launch event held in London last night (November 2) to kick off the industry’s biggest…
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Drinks Promotions May Not be the Way to Increase Profits
In recent weeks, restaurant chains and pubs have separately come under fire for ‘bottomless’ alcoholic drinks promotions, showing it is time hospitality brands look elsewhere…
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Survey Reveals 3 Out of 5 Plan on Spending Less on Hospitality in Winter
A recent survey from guest experience management expert HGEM indicated that 60% of consumers are looking to spend less on hospitality in January and February….
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End the Turmoil and Focus on Policies for Prosperity, Small Firms Tell New PM
As you Prime Minister Rishi Sendak announces his cabinet reshuffle the Federation of Small businesses is called on the new Prime Minister to bring in…
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Whitbread Signs Up To Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
To mark this year’s Purple Tuesday (Tuesday, November 01) – the movement striving to improve customer experience for disabled people and their families year-round –…
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NTIA Says Alcohol Duty Rise Will Push Night Time Economy Businesses Over The Edge
If the New Prime Minister stays his course with regard to an increase in Alcohol duty and further tax increases in the coming budget, we…
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Sector Leaders Call for ‘Stable Leadership’ and General Election Following Liz Truss Resignation
Hospitality leaders have joined calls for a general election, stating that the sector needs an “urgent return to stable leadership” following the resignation of Liz…
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New Report Reveals How Landmark Government Policy Led to UK Brewing Boom
A new report published today to mark the twenty-year anniversary of Small Breweries’ Relief reveals the huge impact the policy had on UK brewing, including…
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Directors Advised to Act Now as Economic Climate Drives Increase in Insolvencies
Insolvency figures released for September 2022 by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed the number of company insolvencies in September 2022 was 1,679. This is 16%…
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Chancellor Cuts Energy Support Package in Mini Budget Reversal
THE UK Government’s two-year energy support package will only last until April – as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the majority of Liz Truss’s planned tax…
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Government Makes Mini-Budget U-Turn as Corporation Tax Set to Rise
Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor and reversed a plan to cut corporation tax, scrapping a key…
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Hospitality Industry to Stage Third Protest to Prevent Catastrophic Closures within Sector
At 11am on Monday 7th November, members of the hospitality industry will converge on Parliament Square, to urge the government to revise its policies relating…
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