Expanding BrewDog is to open its latest bar in Soho after Davis Coffer Lyons – the leisure specialists – sold the former B-Soho on Poland Street on behalf of a private operator for an undisclosed sum. BrewDog currently operates 21 bars in the UK and nine internationally with six more in the pipeline. It is also planning to open a new brewery in Columbus, Ohio. The 4,000 … [Read more...]
Restaurant and pub groups see continued eating out growth
The growing popularity of branded restaurants was a major factor in boosting eating-out sales in June, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. The country's leading managed pub and restaurant groups collectively saw like-for-likes sales grow 1.7% against June last year - with restaurant chains' like-for-likes up more than twice that at 3.6%. Restaurant … [Read more...]
Loyalty schemes a mainstay of customer engagement
The latest research by consumer analysis and data marketing specialist GI Insight shows that gaining customer insight through loyalty schemes is a powerful way of building stronger buyer relationships and that the vast majority of consumers see real value in these programmes. The survey of more than 1,000 UK consumers (balanced by age, gender, region and social class) … [Read more...]
TCG’s Christmas sales campaign model and launch
Managed pub and bar group TCG is launching its Christmas 2015 sales campaign, aiming to smash last year’s record booking figures and ensure than even more customers celebrate the festive season in its venues. Dedicated Christmas Co-ordinators at each TCG site have been equipped with all the tools needed to persuade customers to book their seasonal events as early as … [Read more...]
Generation Y Turn their Backs on Alcohol
Exclusive Demos polling for Character and Moderation: Alcohol paper has found health and money-conscious. Millennials are shunning alcohol at unprecedented levels: 19 per cent of 16-24s don’t drink, and 66 per cent don’t feel alcohol is important to their social lives 41 per cent of Gen-Y drinkers think alcohol is less important to their own social life than to their … [Read more...]