Streets

AccorHotels to roll out Jamboree restaurant and coffee shop brands

18-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

AccorHotels is planning further roll out of its Jamboree restaurant brand in the UK following the success of its first at its Novotel in London's Blackfriars. 

Coffee shops boosting our high streets

08-Jul-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Figures just released by research consultancy Allegra Strategies show that high streets throughout the UK are gaining a welcome economic and social boost from the rise in both independent and branded coffee shops setting up there. 

The Portas Review: Pub industry welcomes Government support and funding

30-Mar-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the Association of Multiple Licensed Retailers (ALMR) have welcomed the Government's official response to the Mary Portas Review to revive the high street which includes support for pubs and funding...

The Portas Review: Recommendations could benefit high street restaurants and pubs

13-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Recommendations put forward in a review of the UK’s high streets released by retail guru Mary Portas today could not only bring in more diners to town centre restaurants and pubs but could also make more sites available for operators looking to expand.

Labour calls for VAT cut

27-Jul-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The Labour Party has called for a temporary cut in VAT to 17.5 per cent as it embarks on a campaign to rejuvenate Britain’s high streets.