Hospitality operators are fully aware of the difference that well-designed lighting makes to their business, and the positive impact that it can have on guests, revenues and profits. But it’s not easy to achieve, so readers may like to refresh their ideas and click onto the August issue of Lighting magazine, which takes a closer look at lighting in the hospitality … [Read more...]
Orchid Group integrates loyalty and till data
Orchid Group has launched an industry first with a loyalty, reservations and till data integration system that could transform its approach to marketing and sales opportunities. Piloted at the company’s Pizza Kitchen & Bar pubs across the country, the purpose-built, integrated database system is the first of its kind to be comprehensively rolled out and will allow … [Read more...]
Consumers in a rush to pay – tech at the heart of transactions in future
Hospitality operations should take note of the implications of slow payment processing for their business, as is made clear by the findings of new research examining the public's attitudes to and usage of emerging payment technologies. According to new research from WorldPay, the global leader in payments processing, UK shoppers are now driven by an acute need for speed and … [Read more...]
Brewers blossom in the sunshine
Fast on the heels of Wetherspoon’s recent results – like-for-like sales up 3.5% and total sales up 6.2% in the 11 weeks to 14 July, and no doubt still enjoying the effects of the sun on trading – have come (mostly) positive trading reports from other major brewers. Perhaps the slowly improving economy, combined with Wimbledon and the Ashes, is encouraging customers to loosen … [Read more...]
UK beer sales down 4.8 per cent in Q2
UK beer sales fell by 4.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2013, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s quarterly Beer Barometer. Losses in the on-trade (pubs, bars and restaurants) were higher at 5.8 per cent. Off-trade sales also fell, but the 3.6 per cent fall was the lowest second quarter fall since 2005. The BBPA is pointing out that these latest figures … [Read more...]