Leisure operator Gravity set for London debut
Leisure and entertainment operator Gravity is to make its London debut this summer in Wandsworth’s Southside Shopping Centre.
Archives for January 11, 2021
Korean fried chicken specialist Wing Wing to open in London’s Chinatown
Korean fried chicken specialist Wing Wing will open a flagship restaurant in London’s Chinatown this spring.
MPs launch inquiry into Covid-19 impact on night-time economy
The newly formed All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the night-time economy has launched an inquiry into the devastating impact of Covid-19 on British nightlife.
Year-on-year drink sales quartered over Christmas
Drinks sales for outlets still able to trade in the run-up to Christmas collapsed to barely a quarter of 2019’s levels, CGA’s trading data shows.
Electra plans sale of TGI Fridays
The parent company of TGI Fridays UK business is planning to put the bar and restaurant chain up for sale this year as it looks to wind down its portfolio.
Minister for Hospitality petition hits 200,000 signatures as Parliament prepares for debate
A petition calling on the Government to create a Minister for Hospitality now has more than 200,000 signatures.
D&D's Des Gunewardena: "Covid has cost our business £2.5m a month'
D&D London chairman and CEO Des Gunewardena has written to the Chancellor ahead of today’s (11 January) parliamentary debate on support for the hospitality sector asking the Government to properly compensate businesses forced to closed by the Coronavirus.
37 pubs a month 'vanished' in England and Wales last year
Around 37 pubs in England and Wales ‘vanished’ from their communities each month of 2020, new figures have shown.
Pubs and restaurants in England ‘may not open until May’
Hospitality venues in England may be forced to remain closed for five months, with the early May bank holiday being touted as a 'realistic' reopening date.