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In a rush
US recession fears plague London

By: Emily Hawkins

  • Puttshack and Bounce chief: Pubs and restaurants urged to ‘get creative’ instead of expecting government support

    HOSPITALITY VOICE

    The government can only do so much to help hospitality businesses amid turbulent times,  with firms needing to “get creative”, the boss of the Puttshack and Bounce brands, told CityA.M.  Pub and restaurant bosses have long been calling for more government to help it charter tumultuous waters, in the form of a VAT cut and [...]

  • How the Chinese New Year and covid rule changes could give a tourism boost to London’s West End

    RETAIL RECOVERY

    London’s West End is looking forward to the return of Chinese tourists this month, after the easing of the nation’s zero-Covid policy – ahead of the Chinese New Year. China has seen a surge in Covid infections in recent months, with EU countries introducing testing requirements for travellers.  Travel from and to China will be [...]

  • Pubs: As record number predicted to go bust in 2023 hospitality guru urges gov to lift sector from ‘the abyss’

    SAVE THE PUB

    A record number of pubs, clubs and restaurants could go to the wall this year without more support, warned a leading industry voice.

  • Next boss Lord Wolfson: London’s High Streets had ‘more to worry about’ four years ago despite loss of brands like Topshop

    January 5, 2023

    Next boss Lord Wolfson has “less reason to worry about the high street” compared to a few years ago, on the tail of a slew of household names shuttering. Physical retail was in a less concerning position than in recent years, when a switch to online shopping signalled a death knell for many staple retailers, [...]

  • Boots: ‘Lipstick effect’ boost to sales as cash-strapped shoppers help chemist post record-breaking Black Friday sales figures

    January 5, 2023

    High street stalwart Boots saw sales jump in its stores over its Christmas trading period, as the return of tourism and office-working proved a shot in the arm for its city locations. The privately owned chemist said like-for-like retail sales leapt 8.7 per cent in its first quarter to November, marking record-breaking sales on Black [...]

  • Greggs: Baker on a sausage roll as it plots further expansion across UK

    January 5, 2023

    Greggs has said it is on track for 150 net new stores this year as its value-proposition protects it from a wider consumer down-turn. In a fourth quarter trading update, the sausage-roll seller said its sales stood at £1.5bn, as the firm bounced back after experiencing pandemic-related disruption last Christmas. Sales had surged 23 per [...]

  • Next: Prices to rise in the spring – but boss hopeful inflation will ease in second half

    January 5, 2023

    Next has warned it will lift prices further in the spring as the retailer’s chief said he was optimistic that inflation would let up in the second-half of the year. The fashion firm hiked its full-year profit guidance after seeing better than expected sales over the Christmas shopping period. The high street staple lifted its [...]

  • Dry January: Pub bosses call on Brits to do their duty and get down the local – even if it’s for non-alcoholic beers

    January 3, 2023

    Publicans have issued a rallying cry for punters to continue to back their local boozer this month as the industry battles an economic downturn – despite the growing trend for a ‘dry January‘ month off the sauce. The sector has struggled with sky-high energy bills all while consumers’ feel the pinch of household bills increasing [...]

  • Third of global economy will be in recession this year, IMF boss warns

    January 2, 2023

    A third of the world economy will be in recession this year, according to a bleak warning from the boss of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Although some countries will dodge recession, “it would feel like recession for hundreds of millions of people,” in those places also, Kristalina Georgieva said. The IMF managing director said [...]

  • Ben Wallace: UK approach to China travel ‘under review’ amid Covid concerns

    December 29, 2022

    The possibility of the UK introducing restrictions for travellers from China is “under review”, as the nation prepares to open up overseas travel, the UK defence secretary has said. China has announced plans to ditch its Covid-zero policy and will reopen its borders in January. The US will require all arrivals from China to provide [...]

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