Archives for January 22, 2014

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Will pubs pay the price of a minimum wage rise?

By Mike Berry

Could you afford to pay your staff an extra 69p per hour? Doesn’t sound a lot, does it really? The equivalent, say, of shifting a few extra bags of crisps or selling a few extra pints throughout the course of the day.

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Pub activity for Burns Night

By Sheila McWattie

Sheila McWattie looks at what pubs can do to capitalise on Burns Night (25 January).

Wetherspoons reports healthy like-for-like sales

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 6.7% rise in like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 19 January although it expects pre-exceptional operating margin for H1 to be slightly lower than in the same period last year.

The Big Interview: Chris Welham, Spirit Leased

By Michelle Perrett

Chris Welham, managing director at Spirit Leased, tells Michelle Perrett how he helped turn the ailing business around to build an estate that is now thriving, and how he plans to maintain the success.

Are you ‘really’ listening?

By Paul Pavli

In the past I have questioned whether licensees are really listening to, and engaging with, customers by creating relevant marketing collateral and promotional activities. This time I want to talk about customer feedback and how (or if) staff, managers...

Sides clash over Punch debt restructure

By John Harrington

Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham and a committee representing senior Punch noteholders have clashed over the process of the company’s debt restructure.