Barclays Reveals 2025’s Top 10 Consumer Spending Trends, as Card Spend Declines -0.2%
Consumer card spending declined -0.2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, after growing 1.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.1 per cent in 2023. In…
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Night Life
Flat November Sales Deepen Hospitality’s Challenges After Budget Blows
Britain’s leading managed hospitality groups enter the crucial Christmas period on the back of flat sales in November, the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker…
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Half of Night Time Venues Face 50%+ Business Rate Rises as 2026 Operating Costs Become Unsustainable
Britain’s nightclubs, live music venues, and late-night entertainment spaces are warning that 2026 will bring unsustainable operating costs, with nearly half of venues expecting business rates to…
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PM Faces Criticism Over Impact of Budget on Hospitality Sector
The hospitality sector’s concerns over rising business costs took centre stage in the final Prime Minister’s Questions before the Christmas recess, as Conservative leader Kemi…
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Sacha Lord Launches FOI Request Over Budget Impact on Hospitality
Sacha Lord, the prominent Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester and Chair of the Night Time Industries Association, has launched a comprehensive Freedom of…
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Global Nightlife Leaders from Over 30 Countries Converge on Liverpool for Night Time Economy Summit 2026
Liverpool will take centre stage in the global nightlife conversation as night-time economy leaders from more than 30 countries converge on the city for the…
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SIA Urges Vigilance as Licensed Security Professionals Support Festive Season Safety
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has emphasised the critical role licensed security professionals play in protecting the public during the winter festive period and throughout…
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Chancellor ‘s Budget Sparks Alarm as Nightlife Businesses say Treasury Modelling “Fails Reality”
Britain’s night-time economy is facing an unprecedented crisis as new flash survey data reveals the Chancellor’s autumn Budget will deliver a devastating blow to pubs,…
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New Research Shows Growing Demand for Tech and Convenience in Pubs
More than half (55%) now say they lean towards pre-booking, ordering food and drinks digitally, and forming an orderly queue away from the counter (as opposed to the more traditional form of spreading out across the bar) when…
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Costs Rise; Venues Fall: Late-Night Economy Declines 28% Since 2020 as Industry Calls for Urgent Action
Britain’s late-night economy has suffered a 4.6% contraction in just 12 months, with bars, clubs and casinos under pressure from soaring costs, safety concerns and…
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Revel Collective Launches Strategic Review Amid Trading Pressures
The Revel Collective, operator of Revolution, Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs, has announced it will undertake a comprehensive strategic review of its options, which…
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VisitBritain/VisitEngland Activity Boosts Economy by £562 Million
International visitors spent an additional £562 million across Britain as a result of activity by national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland, latest figures show. Results also show…
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Private Security Businesses Question Ministerial Position as Controversy Mounts Over ‘S12’ Security Leadership Group
Growing concerns are emerging across the UK private security sector regarding the newly formed ‘S12’ security leadership group, which critics argue prioritises the interests of…
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Autumn Budget Must #Cutthedancefloortax To Save Britain’s Nightlife Says NTIA
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is calling on the Government to act in the upcoming Autumn Budget to #CutTheDancefloorTax and protect the spaces that…
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26% of UK Towns Have Lost All Nightclubs, with 1 in 6 Have No Late-Night Venues Left – NTIA Warns of Growing Nightlife Crisis
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned that Britain’s nightlife is in sharp decline, revealing that more than a quarter (26%) of towns and…
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