The Sunday Times reports that Richard Caring’s restaurant and nightclub empire enjoyed significant sales progress in 2013. After another busy 2014, we can expect still more progress when results are reported. Caprice Holdings, which operates many of London’s best known fine dining establishments including the Ivy (pictured above), Le Caprice, Scott’s and J Sheekey, had sales … [Read more...]
Silverburn leisure extension opens with 11 restaurants
Hammerson has opened its new £20 million leisure extension at Silverburn in Glasgow. The 100,000 sq ft development is anchored by a 50,000sq ft 14-screen Cineworld and features 11 new restaurants, including Carluccio’s, Chimichanga, Cosmo, Zizzi, Pret, TGI Friday’s and Five Guys. Completion of the extension to Silverburn marks the most significant investment project … [Read more...]
The case for championing the Night Time Economy
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released ‘Forward into the Night’, a report by Professor Frank Furedi on the changing landscape of Britain’s cultural and economic life. The report makes it very clear that the Night Time Economy (NTE) now makes a major contribution to the UK economy – not just in London – that needs to be more widely recognized and … [Read more...]
Debenhams enhances customer experience with new food concessions
Debenhams is to broaden its food and clothing brand offering with a range of new partnerships to be introduced during the second half of 2015. Food brands will include Insomnia Coffee, Chi Kitchen, Patisserie Valerie and Joe & the Juice. The activity comes in addition to the opening of five new stores this autumn - in Rugby, Wandsworth, Beverley, Bradford and Newport - … [Read more...]
The Old Blind School in Liverpool returns to its former glory
One of Cheshire’s leading names in the bar and pub industry, New Moon Company, teamed up with Warrington based DV8 Designs to transform The Old Blind School in Liverpool into a contemporary gastro-pub. The eatery and bar has recently opened its doors to the public following an impressive creative overhaul carried out by MD of DV8 Designs Lee Birchall and his specialist team … [Read more...]