16-Jun-2017 By Michelle Perrett
Pubs were the most popular late-night activity for adults of all ages, with just under a quarter (24.2%) of people spending the most money in pubs each month, new research from late-night operator Deltic has revealed.
25-Apr-2014 By James Wallin
Brandon Lewis MP will be one of the speakers at next week's ALMR Spring Business Conference.
04-Jun-2013 By Jonathan Smith
Let's hope licensing authorities embrace the Government’s spirit of flexibility in supporting new high-street businesses, says Jonathan Smith at Poppleston Allen.
24-Jan-2013 By Rob Willock
It’s that time of year. When four inches of snow brings the country to a skidding halt. When a few more old-school high-street retailers go pop. And when our new year’s resolutions are quietly shelved.
01-Aug-2012 By Harry Kodagoda
The latest acquisition by Anglian Country Inns saw the refurbishment of the Hermitage Ballroom in the market town of Hitchin, Herts. Considering the town-centre location and size of the site, we knew we had to compete with chains such as Zizzi, Strada...
30-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team
The Stonegate-Town & City merger displays that the high street can still bring rewards with big investment, writes The PMA Team.
15-Jun-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Trade groups are sending submissions to the Mary Portas retail review in the hope of encouraging planners to consider pubs.
20-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
09-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
High-street consolidation is back on the cards — but does it make sense, asks MA editor The PMA Team.
13-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Managed operator Orchid Group has appointed David Campbell as head of operations for the free house division from September. Campbell has worked in...
21-May-2010 By Steve Haslam
Steve Haslam talks about driving footfall through quality, service and style and explains why discounting isn't the answer.
06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Slug and Lettuce is celebrating 25 years on the high street by offering customers a range of drinks and dishes from the 80s. The first Slug and...
High street landlords can learn rent lessons from pubcos
21-Jan-2009 By MA Reporter
High Street, institutional landlords could learn lessons on setting rent for tenants from the UK's major pub companies, according to Christie + Co.
JDW picks the bones
05-Jun-2008
JD Wetherspoon benefits from the high street end game, says The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has been, historically, unique in plumping for organic...
John Porter: Teenage p*icks
14-Apr-2008
Having been 'persuaded' by my younger son to go into partnership on the acquisition of a new PlayStation game - he had the strategic plan, mine was...
Business Opinion
20-Mar-2008 By with The PMA Team
Budget turns the screws on tenants Last week's Budget saw the Government placing a very hard kick in the sector's soft parts. The decision will...
Sign of the times?
06-Mar-2008
According to a new marketing report, badly written chalkboards in pubs can be enough to make sure customers do not visit again.Marketing company...
Project update 3: Shaping up on the high street
02-May-2007
Rookie licensee Richard Podesta's steep learning curve is continuing apace at high street venue Barcena in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Advice from our...
Regent steers course away from high street
15-Feb-2007
Regent Inns has been at the eye of the high-street storm since the new licensing regime commenced in November 2005. The company has had to gird its...
Marston's High Street sites to get Que Pasa treatment
25-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
Marston's says it expects to convert up to a dozen of its own unbranded High Street bars into Que Pasa sites, following today's purchase of EP.The...
London
11-Jan-2007
Three Compasses Hornsey, London N8 In less than three years, Mike Smith and brother and sister duo Nigel and Alison Oxford have totally transformed...
Quest begins to find the high street stars
09-Feb-2006
Bars in Croydon be on the alert - The Publican team has you in its sights!Together with Hi Spirits, the company responsible for drink brands...
JDW moral lone ranger
08-Sep-2005
the abandonment of discounted doubles will have cost jdw spirit volume and sales The PMA Team, Deputy Editor One remarkable fact emerged from the...
Herald Inns plans to revamp Brannigans late-night chain
04-Aug-2005
by Tony Halstead Lancashire-based Herald Inns & Bars has embarked on a major investment programme aimed at revamping its late-night bar chain...
Legal advice: Planning committees and high street venues
27-May-2005
By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.At Easter, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister...
Mixing it up in
19-May-2005
the high street Multiple managed house operators are putting cocktails at the heart of a strategy to take city-centre venues more upmarket. Emma...
Retailers should unite in High Street Charter'
28-Apr-2005
by John Harrington Pub and club operators should join together to create a High Street Charter to encourage social responsibility in the high...
How critical should the trade be of anyone who plays a socia
10-Feb-2005
That's a dilemma for the trade, as well as all the many observers and commentators scrutinising the circuit-bar scene with ahostile eye in these...
Hungry for more
09-Feb-2005
Barracuda chief executive Mark McQuater has taken the company he founded from strength to strength over the past five years. Andrew Catchpole...
The high street has to change
03-Feb-2005
by M&C editor Mark Stretton The pressure from Whitehall and the media for the industry to stop flogging cheap drink and stem alcohol-fuelled...
High street wins battle for Christmas pound
12-Jan-2005
News of modest but significant increases in like-for-like sales over the festive trading period delivered a note of optimism to the high street...
Yates hits high street with two-for-one meal deals
11-Nov-2004
by John Harrington High-street managed company Yates Group has started offering two-for-one meal deals across its Yates's outlets, except for its...
Yates's meal ticket
21-Oct-2004
Mark Jones, chief executive of Yates, feels that licensing reform may provide a catalyst for further consolidation within the sector. "The licensing...
Survival of the fittest
21-Oct-2004
With tough times on the high street continuing, consolidation looks a certainty in the managed-house sector. GRAHAM RIDOUT reports on how the...
Laurel to sell 432 pubs in £450m move
06-May-2004
Managed operator Laurel Pub Company is to sell its estate of 432 community pubs in a deal that could net up to £450m. The deal would leave Laurel...
High street must consolidate in times of reform' says Jones
04-Mar-2004
by The PMA Team Yates Group chief executive Mark Jones has called for consolidation in the high-street pub market. Jones, who has been running the...
A fish eat fish world
28-Nov-2003
Barracuda has bucked the high street trend with annual sales of £83m. Mark Stretton reports.There are still some good high street stories out there...
New policy for Regent
13-Nov-2003
by The PMA Team Fears about the Licensing Act has prompted Regent to focus on buying sites that are already late licensed for its Walkabout and Bar...
There is still plenty of activity in the high-street leaseho
04-Sep-2003
The agent says that contrary to media reports of doom and gloom and despite recent profit warnings and some high-profile failures from the...
High-street fortune favours the small
28-Aug-2003
If you believe the pundits, opening a high-street pub or bar right now is akin to committing business suicide. But the pub investment cycle has...
Po Na Na the latest to be hit by high street property crisis
16-May-2003
Po Na Na is the latest operator to be hit by the high street property crisis.Administrators were called in after backers of the 45-strong chain led...
McDonald's outlets to go on the market
07-May-2003
Dozens of high profile sites are set to hit the market as struggling fast-food chain McDonald's offloads restaurants across the UK.Reports are that...
High-street pubs face falling profits dilemma
27-Mar-2003
by Claire Hu Managed pub chains may be forced to become more traditional in their offering to attract a wider audience, suggests a new report. The AC...
High street pubs flood the market
04-Feb-2003
Increasing numbers of high street properties are hitting the market as pub companies reveal grim trading over the Christmas period.Operators such as...
6C shuns high street for suburbia
12-Dec-2002
by The PMA Team Six Continents is to focus 75% of its pub capital investment in the "resilient-suburban" market because the high-street market is...
Staff poaching is rife on high street
14-Nov-2002
Poaching of pub managers is reaching epidemic proportions, according to new research into the high street jobs market.In some areas, managers are...
Yates Group on the slow road to recovery
06-Nov-2002
The Yates Group, once the darling of the high street, is on the slow road to recovery under the leadership of Mike Hennessy.The managed house...
Murder on the High Street
03-Oct-2002
The financial crisis now surrounding SFI Group and Old Monk has focused attention on what could become a defining moment for the pub industry....
