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Curated Redevelopment: Breathing new life into the South Street…
Over two decades’ worth of annual trips to New York City, I've had a good chance to see how the city has changed over the years - even better than locals, I think, who might not notice the gradual changes from day to...
Staying Hot in a Cool Market: The Creamistry concept
Being based in Primrose Hill, we could be forgiven for thinking that we are on holiday in some interesting, exotic location when we step out of the office and into the village. Not a week goes by when a client or...
Work and Play: Social entertainment’s rise to bring teams…
One of our recent initiatives here at The MBS Group has been to make office activities more about inter-team bonding and promoting collaboration. Although we love to go for a drink at our local pub here in Primrose...
Local beer reach out to the global market
If you are a small, specialty brand, does belonging to a big corporate prevent you from remaining unique? At The MBS Group, food & drink is our bread and butter! Lately there has been so much in the news about...
Retail takes off in the golden hour
It was recently announced that the CEO of the Changi Airport Group – Lee Seow Hiang – has been awarded the prestigious CNBC Travel Business Leader Award for 2015. Changi Airport in Singapore has long been hailed...
Fine dining: experience versus expansion
It felt like something had changed when Michelin released its 2016 guide to the best UK restaurants last month. For as long as I’ve been in London, the criticism you hear time and time again is that the guide is too...
Japan’s Brave Blossoms: lessons in leadership
I was almost certainly not alone in experiencing absolute awe as the Japanese Cherry Blossoms - or Brave Blossoms as they are now known - took down the South African Springboks over the weekend. With Alex Ferguson’s...
Halfords and the British cycling revolution
The last couple of weeks have seen the so-called British cycling boom continue apace. Two weeks ago London was brought to a standstill not just by the Tube strike but also by the London to Surrey Classic and, the week...
Implications of the living wage in the retail and…
In an age of leaks and spin, it’s a rare occasion when the Chancellor announces a Budget with any great surprises in it. It’s rarer still that we immediately feel an effect as headhunters. And yet last week, in what...
Latest Travel & Leisure News
Pizza GoGo reports sales and profit improvement The takeaway pizza business, which has 130 branches predominantly in the south east of England, has posted a strong set of results for the year to 31 May 2023. Turnover was up to £41.3m, despite a challenging commercial backdrop. Read more.
Same stores sales up 35% at Joe & The Juice The juice and cafe-bar brand has reported a 35% uptick in same-store sales and 42% year-on-year growth for 2023. The chain, which has 360 locations across 19 countries, has also halved its net losses and is on track for profitable growth. Read more.
Singapore Airlines reports record profit Singapore Airlines has said that supply chain issues and inflationary pressures continue to pose challenges. Despite this, the company has reported record annual profit as high travel demand drove heightened passenger revenue. Read more.
easyJet posts interim results The value-focused retailer has reported a headline pre-tax loss of £350m for the six months to the end of March, down from £411m in the same period last year. Revenue rose to £3.27bn, up from £2.69bn. Read more.
Travel operator TUI reports strong second quarter The German business, Europe's largest tour operator, has narrowed its operating losses in the January - March period to €189m, thanks to a 16% rise in revenue to a record €3.6bn. Read more.
Compass nudges up full-year forecasts The world's biggest contract catering business has upgraded its expectations for the full financial year and reported a strong set of interim results. Operating profit in the six months to the end of March rose 18.7% to $1.47bn, as revenue improved 11%. Read more.
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