11-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Brulines, the beer dispense monitoring company, has acquired a 66% stake in Coin Metrics for £685,000. Coin Metrics, founded by Richard Adams and...
THE AGENTS
03-May-2007
Louise Hooper Senior sales negotiator, Stonesmith With the smoking ban set to start on 1 July in England, there is considerable speculation within...
18-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
Leicestershire-based brewer and retailer reports marginal increase in turnover and profit
Associated Industries meets the three pubs
16-Mar-2007
After three-months in the set up of the Sell More Save More campaign, it was more than welcoming to meet the finalists at site and to obtain from...
THE AGENTS
08-Mar-2007
Paul Davey Managing Director, Davey & Co Sale and leaseback - why on earth would you want to do that? This is a question that seems pertinent to...
3663 puts an extra month in the year
15-Feb-2007
Every pub knows the value of a successful theme night - but supplier 3663 reckons there's an extra month's worth of trade out there for businesses...
23-Jan-2007
Licensees in Hartlepool warned not to buy vodka from a door-to-door salesman as it may be just tap water.
Blackburn hotline prompts underage sales reporting
18-Jan-2007
A telephone hotline has been launched in Blackburn for residents to report licensees who sell alcohol to children. The local council, police and...
12-Jan-2007
A confidential telephone hotline is to be launched in Blackburn for residents to report licensees who sell alcohol to children.
Retailers end 2006 on a financial high
11-Jan-2007
High street retailers had a good end to 2006, according to City analyst Douglas Jack. Barracuda, the managed retailer led by Mark McQuater, saw...
York judge: premises licence holders not liable for underage sales
21-Dec-2006
Licensees have called for clarification on who is liable for serving underage customers after a judge ruled premises licence holders were not...
The gentle art of upselling
14-Dec-2006
Do your staff know today's special dishes? They should. But if they don't, then train them, says Ali Carter If businesses are going to be successful...
Left smarting by Smartbox
07-Dec-2006
Controversial screen media company Smartbox went bust owing large sums of money to hundreds of licensees, who are tied into onerous three-year lease...
THE AGENTS
23-Nov-2006
Barry Aldred Associate Director, Davey & Co The pub sales market has continued to experience a sustained boom throughout 2006 and the...
Luminar close to selling Entertainment Division
15-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Nightclub operator Luminar says talks to secure the sale of its struggling Entertainment Division are "at an advanced stage".The group, which today...
27-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
A survey by the Morning Advertiser has found that Provence has sold more than 200 pubs at public auctions in the five years since it was founded....
ePub: the rise of handheld EPoS
26-Oct-2006
Al fresco dining, the smoking ban, table service, more food, more entertainment, the need to upsell, staff motivation. It's all heading in one...
Greene King to sell 150 English pubs
18-Oct-2006 By Hamish Champ
Greene King is selling around 150 pubs in England that are likely to face problems under the up-coming smoking ban, due next summer.The group's chief...
Trade forced to defend latest underage sales stats
12-Oct-2006 By James Wilmore
Nearly one in three pubs were found selling to underage customers during sting operations over the summer, new government figures show. Twenty-nine...
12-Oct-2006
My survey of London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG) auction activity in the six years prior to its collapse reveals a number of interesting trends.
Food for thought as freehold up for sale after 28 years
05-Oct-2006
A couple who have been at the same pub for 28 years are selling their freehold. Chris and Rosemary Anderson moved into the White Hart at Lissington,...
04-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
Kent brewer and retailer Shepherd Neame is to spend £3m preparing its estate of 375 pubs for next year's smoke ban. The company has already...
28-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
Supermarkets are encouraging binge-drinking by selling cheap booze, two more submissions to the Competition Commission have claimed. A submission...
Listening to your staff can help boost sales
14-Sep-2006
When Tom Fisher and partner Rebecca Chapman took over the Crispin in Harwell, Oxfordshire, they decided to ask their staff for ideas to improve the business. Two years on, writes Ewan Turney, the pub is now selling an extra 300 pints a week and wine
14-Sep-2006
Another property firm has warned vendors to beware of rogue agents that over-value properties and demand upfront advertising fees. Property agent...
Smith lands new Diageo director's role
04-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
Diageo has appointed David Smith, former field sales director, to the newly created position of sales director for the UK business.The job has been...
BarTalk
31-Aug-2006
Which drink has been the best seller this summer?
25-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Laurel Pub Company, the managed pub operator owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has confirmed it has been talking to a large number of companies about a...
Agent: hours don't always add value
03-Aug-2006
Longer trading hours do not automatically mean pubs are worth more when it comes to selling up, according to Fleurets sales negotiator James Davies....
Getting the best possible price
26-Jul-2006
Often vendors fail to get the most from a property deal because they haven't prepared properly. Tony Halstead takes a look at some of the steps you...
Put your house in order
20-Jul-2006
If you're thinking about selling your pub, there's plenty to be done before the estate agents get involved. TONY HALSTEAD reports
Being a module pupil
13-Jul-2006
Kara Jefferies transformed a potential business nightmare into a PR triumph with higher profits. She tells all to Tim Palmer
Young's can taste success with brewery move
11-Jul-2006
Young's is convinced pub customers will not be able to taste the difference when its beers move from their traditional home in Wandsworth to the...
20-Jun-2006
Whitbread has reported a "high level" of interest in the 235 stand-alone pub restaurants it is selling. The company is to focus on pubs that can...
Sellers beware
26-May-2006 By James Wilmore
It was a difficult decision to sell our first pub but after two years and a steep learning curve, my husband and I had built a successful business...
Young & Co reveals results, announces brewery closure
23-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
Overall turnover for the group in the 52 weeks to April 1 2006 was £123.9m, up 3.6 per cent, with adjusted earnings per share up 1.8 per cent at...
19-Apr-2006 By M&C Report
Punch Taverns is understood to have put Old Orleans, the bar and restaurant chain, up for sale with an estimated value of between £25m and £35m....
Time to sell up?
01-Mar-2006
In our new monthly series we answer licensees' questions on a number of property-related issues.Industry specialists are on hand to provide advice on...
My Shout
02-Feb-2006
Barry Gillham has some advice on how to avoid being ripped off by rogue property agents Following its campaign to root out 'rogue pub companies',...
The early bird profits
19-Jan-2006
January is generally a quiet time for pubs - but the busiest for the pub sales market. By Paul Davey.January and February are usually the quietest...
Seminar focuses on under-age access
08-Dec-2005
Licensees and other retailers will get expert advice on ways to cut down sales to under-age customers at a special seminar being staged in the new...
Spirit sale options remain open, says Karen Jones
19-Oct-2005
Despite growing speculation surrounding the future of Spirit, chief executive Karen Jones maintained last week that all options - including an IPO or...
Spirit stays quiet about high street plans
15-Sep-2005
Spirit has refused to comment on suggestions that it is about to sell its high street outlets to a private equity group for between £170m and...
Sky 'alternatives' are not legal
08-Sep-2005
I make no apologies for returning to the subject of pub screenings of Premiership football and the like, because my postbag is still full of...
Barracuda unveils Big Top theme for new loyalty card
08-Sep-2005
Managed operator Barracuda Group has launched a new circus-themed campaign for its student loyalty card. Student-focused Varsity, one of only two...
It's now on tap, but can licensees sell it to customers?
01-Sep-2005
The Monument, Whitstable, Kent Lessee Tony Haywood, describes his pub as very much a 'locals' pub, being off the beaten track and a £3 taxi ride out...
The world is changing fast for independent operators
04-Aug-2005
As well as suggesting that freetraders are taking a more hands-on approach in overseeing the running of their businesses, our survey reveals a...
Round-the-clock supermarket sales will fuel problem drinking
27-Jul-2005
Supermarkets selling cheap booze for 24 hours a day could fuel an increase in problem drinking, lobby group Alcohol Concern has warned.With many pub...
Technology: Electronic Brains
22-Jul-2005
Phil Mellows reports on a regional brewer system that sets new standards.Success brings its own problems. These are usually described as "nice...
Training: Smile of success
24-Jun-2005
Inspiring confidence in your staff pays dividends, finds Phil Mellows.It has become a cliché in the pub industry - albeit a true one - that you...
