All Retail, leisure & hotels articles – Page 3
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Derby kickstarts US pizza giant’s plans to retake slice of UK market
US pizza giant Little Caesars Pizza has opened a store in Derby, its first British store in more than two decades, and has further plans to roll out the brand across the UK.
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Pubs raise glass to alcohol duty freeze
The government’s decision to freeze alcohol duty for another six months will allow £180m to be reinvested into the pub and brewery industry, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
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Dilly Hotel sale completes
The Fattal Group has completed its purchase of London’s The Dilly Hotel from Archer Hotel Capital.
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Planning submitted for ‘surf wellness’ resort in Dover
Planning has been submitted to Dover District Council for the creation of The Seahive, a surf wellness resort on the site of a former colliery spoil tip in Betteshanger Country Park, Kent.
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Jansons Property’s Tom Jansons on the hotel industry re-emerging as a growth sector
Hotels are recovering quickly from the impact of Covid-19 with occupancy rates proving promising for the remainder of 2022, as events and travel resume and approach pre-pandemic levels.
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Oxygen extends trampoline portfolio with RedKangaroo acquisition
Indoor family activity brand, Oxygen, has acquired regional trampoline operator, RedKangaroo.
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Industry backs hotel use for asylum seekers
The use of hotels to house refugees and asylum seekers is temporary but necessary, hotel sector experts have insisted, after the High Court ruled the Home Office had a statutory duty to provide accommodation for destitute asylum seekers who would otherwise be homeless.
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Retail’s experiential revolution
Shopping centres are betting on leisure and F&B to boost footfall post-Covid. Claire Robson reports
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Whitbread appoints Jill Anderson to property acquisition team
Whitbread, parent company to Premier Inn, has appointed Jill Anderson as a director of its property acquisition team to help reach its target of 125,000 UK and Ireland bedrooms.
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PPHE Hotels beats pre-pandemic revenue
PPHE Hotel Group has told investors it achieved a sharp rise in revenue during the third quarter.
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Fattal Group buys Dilly Hotel in London’s West End
Leonardo Hotels has acquired the Dilly Hotel in London and plans to invest £90m to upgrade the property.
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B&B Hotels seeks property partners and 100 UK sites
European budget hotel operator B&B Hotels is hunting for sites and property partners as it plans to launch in the UK and open 100 hotels here by 2035.
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Former Butlin’s owner buys back parks chain
Vendor Blackstone will reinvest £300m sale price in other Bourne Leisure brands
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Dublin’s Buswells Hotel up for sale for €22m
The Buswells Hotel in Dublin has been placed on the market with a guide price of €22m (£19m).
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Butlin’s sites bought for £300m
Private pension fund provider Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has purchased Butlin’s holiday resort sites for £300m.
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British seaside now a Premier location
Boosted by the staycation trend, Whitbread is targeting coastal and leisure locations to expand its Premier Inn chain. Acquisitions manager Louise Woodruff reveals to Andy Hillier what kind of sites it is seeking.
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Dominvs secures approval for 837-room two-hotel scheme in Nine Elms
Wandsworth Council’s planning committee has approved developer and investor Dominvs Group’s plans for a two-hotel scheme in Nine Elms.
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East London’s 3 Mills studios set for £6m modernisation
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is to invest £6m in renovating and modernising several historic buildings at its 3 Mills film studio in east London.
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Birmingham City Council acquires five-acre retail park
Birmingham City Council has purchased a five-acre retail park in Sutton Coldfield in a £15.6m off-market deal.