Brewdog toasts online sales as revenue grows a tenth April 10, 2021 Craft brewer Brewdog today said that an explosion on online sales had helped grow its revenue 10 per cent in 2020, despite the widespread hospitality shutdown due to the pandemic. The Scottish firm said that revenue had come in at £238m for the year, driven by a thirteen-fold increase in digital sales of its drinks. [...]
Restaurants may be reopening but delivery kits are here to stay April 9, 2021 It’s just days until we’re allowed to sit outside and eat a socially distanced meal with people from one other household – a concept that’s far more appealing than that sentence might suggest. But that doesn’t mean the home delivery restaurant-in-a-box revolution is over. With top chefs and restaurants from across the culinary spectrum now [...]
London reports zero Covid deaths as cases slump to September levels April 8, 2021 London recorded zero Covid-related deaths yesterday for the third time this year, as infections slumped to levels not seen since September. The daily death toll has previously fallen to nil on 28 March and 27 February, with cases continuing to decline across the bulk of boroughs. Just 317 coronavirus infections were reported in the capital [...]
Back ‘vital’ work of food charities, City Corporation urges April 7, 2021 The City of London Corporation has provided funding for thousands of meals to be delivered to families in need – and is urging others to follow suit. The £25,000 grant from the City Corporation’s International Disasters Fund to the food distribution charity City Harvest will enable the Livery Kitchens initiative to continue until July. The [...]
UK’s economic reopening takes off as Europe lags further behind April 7, 2021 Friday’s bumper US payrolls report saw both the DAX and Stoxx600 post new record highs yesterday, following on from similarly record sessions in the US on Monday, and while the FTSE100 continues to lag behind, the FTSE250 was still able to close within touching distance of a record close. China and the US aside, which [...]
The Grove is a countryside escape just 20mins from London April 6, 2021 As we wait for the travel ban to finally lift, here’s a piece from out archives about The Grove in Hertfordshire, an amazing country retreat just outside of London. The weekend The Grove hotel and country retreat offers all the trimmings of a weekend getaway but without the Friday night journey from hell out of [...]
Vaccine passports: What’s going on and what happens now? April 6, 2021 It looks as though vaccine passports could be on the cards until the threat of Covid-19 recedes. At a press conference on Monday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the principle of requiring someone to have a certificate to prove they would not pass on the disease “can be a sensible one”. However, the PM [...]
Warehouse developments to double this year as retailers respond to online shopping demand April 6, 2021 Warehouse space developments have boomed this year due to the rise of online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, with the amount of sites set to complete in 2021 doubling compared to last year. The latest research showed that 40m sq ft of warehouse space developments are scheduled for completion this year, compared to the 20m [...]
Retailers prepare to reopen doors as shoppers look forward to returning to high street April 6, 2021 Retailers are preparing to reopen their doors next week after months of closure, with many consumers looking forward to returning to the high street. Research published this morning showed that 84 per cent of Brits said they are likely to visit their local high street or shopping centre next week, after non-essential stores reopen on [...]
Nobu and Hakkasan delivery app Supper to raise £5m to expand high-end restaurant platform across London April 6, 2021 Premium London restaurant delivery app Supper, which counts Nobu, Hakkasan, Zuma and Hide among its clients, has launched a £5m funding round to expand across the capital. The takeaway platform, which has described itself as the “Michelin star Deliveroo”, will raise £1.5m through private equity investment firm Growthdeck as part of the fundraise. Supper, which [...]