From a peak of more than 20 store closures a day in the first six months of 2012 to 18 per day in the same period in 2013, the rate of store closures has fallen again from 16 in 2014 to 14 per day in the first half of 2015, according to PwC research compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC). The study of 500 town centres across Great Britain shows that 2,634 outlets closed in … [Read more...]
Adam’s Restaurant, Birmingham named fourth best in world
Adam’s Restaurant in Birmingham has been named the fourth best rated fine dining establishment in the world by the 2015 Travellers’ Choice Restaurants awards, announced by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. The awards honour travellers' favourite fine dining establishments worldwide, based on the millions of valuable reviews and opinions on TripAdvisor. Award … [Read more...]
Prezzo to open 11 restaurants by year end
Eleven new Prezzo restaurants are to open in the run up to the New Year, resulting in the restaurant group creating approximately 175 full and part-time jobs. The restaurants will be opening in Farnborough, Blackpool, Wickford, Staines, Newport, Redditch, Yate, Bridgnorth, Abergavenny, Tewkesbury and Malvern. Prezzo interim Chief Executive, Dirk Eller, said: “We are … [Read more...]
D&D London launches its own wines
Restaurant group, D&D London, will launch its own wines on 21 October 2015. The red and white still wines were created in partnership with top Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer, Château la Nerthe, and will be available in all D&D UK restaurants and wine shops. Created with D&D sommeliers A group of D&D London sommeliers including Benoit Allauzen (South Place … [Read more...]
Rosa’s announces further expansion
Rosa’s has announced a new central London site and two new appointments – a Property and Development Consultant and an Operations Manager – as the brand looks to further strengthen its estate this year and generate further investment. From the humble beginnings of a street food stall in Spitalfields’ Sunday UpMarket, the popular six-strong group of Thai cafés founded by … [Read more...]