Jun 07, 2022 The hospitality storm will pass – but strong management now is essential By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel With headline inflation threatening to breach 10%, there is most definitely the sense that we are in unchartered territory. Even for the...
Apr 20, 2022 Market Recovery Monitor – Hospitality’s recovery tested by pricing pressures By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel While our latest edition of the Market Recovery Monitor shows a small decline in licensed premises in the first quarter of 2022, the...
Mar 16, 2022 Why hospitality operators must make pricing a top priority By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel Steve Braude Prior to the start of the crisis in the Ukraine, operators in the hospitality industry and consumers were facing unprecedented food price...
Mar 07, 2022 Is the waiting finally over for hospitality? By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel After two seismic years, the hospitality sector is entering recovery mode and so too is sector M&A. While bumps in the road remain,...
Jan 20, 2022 Market Recovery Monitor – Omicron threatens hospitality’s fragile recovery, as venue numbers grow in Q4 2021 By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel The emergence of the Omicron variant late last year was an untimely reminder for the hospitality industry that the pandemic remains a...
Oct 13, 2021 Market Recovery Monitor – Deep industry disruption curtails hospitality’s recovery from COVID By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel The road to recovery for the hospitality was never going to be one without further obstacles along the way.After 18 months of...
Sep 28, 2021 THINKIN PODCAST: How will the “experience economy” beat the pandemic? By Beatrix Morath Last week the subject of our series of ThinkIns turned to the leisure experience sector – undoubtedly among the areas most disrupted by...
Sep 14, 2021 As the realm of repayment approaches, transformation ambitions must move swiftly to action By Clare Kennedy Ben Browne The UK Government’s Insolvency Service announced last week that temporary insolvency measures for businesses will start to be removed...
Sep 07, 2021 The four key foundations for a resilient recovery in hospitality By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel The welcome return of normal trading activity that followed after the removal of COVID restrictions has been offset in recent weeks by...
Aug 16, 2021 Market Recovery Monitor – 7,000 licensed premises in Britain still in limbo post-‘Freedom Day’ By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel The long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July marked the beginning of a new chapter for hospitality, with the focus for operators shifting to...
Jul 23, 2021 The need to align financial interests and incentives as the hospitality industry recovers – key issues to consider By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel The UK’s hospitality sector’s enjoyment of the removal of legal trading restrictions on 19 July was short-lived, as legal restrictions...
Jul 14, 2021 VIDEO: The route to restoring orders in UK hospitality By Graeme Smith Continued lockdowns and the delay of “Freedom Day” have had an immense impact on consumers’ and travellers’ spirits across the UK and...
Jun 21, 2021 Market Recovery Monitor – How many more licensed premises will fall after the 'Freedom Day' delay? By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel After five weeks of limited outdoor openings, hospitality had made a steady but unspectacular return to inside service from 17 May. Three...
Jun 17, 2021 A final delay for hospitality and leisure, but balance sheet restart should be in full swing now… By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel This week’s news of a delay to the final stage of lockdown restrictions lifting will come as a further blow to operators in the...
May 17, 2021 Market Recovery Monitor: A third of licensed premises trade once again in April - two thirds more can unlock their doors today By Graeme Smith Craig Rachel As the hospitality sector moves to a crucial phase of the reopening roadmap today, with indoor service resuming, a look back at April’s...
Mar 29, 2021 Market Recovery Monitor – April’s outdoor reopenings will be just the start of the road to recovery in hospitality By Craig Rachel Graeme Smith It has been an incredibly tough 12 months in hospitality, with nearly 7,600 net closures of licensed premises witnessed across Britain...