The Lowdown: Vilnius
The Lithuanian capital is temporarily giving public spaces to its restaurants and bars to help them comply with physical distancing rules.
Archives for April 30, 2020
Wetherspoon plans to reopen sites "in or around" June
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is currently planning to reopen its venues "in or around" June.
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Seven Dials launches online initiative and delivery service to 'keep consumers connected'
Seven Dials landlord, Shaftesbury, has launched an online initiative to keep consumers connected through the lockdown period.
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Yard Sale's Johnnie Tate: "The focus isn’t on making money, it’s on survival”
Yard Sale Pizza co-founder Johnnie Tate has described the first few weeks after the Coronavirus lockdown was announced as an “extremely hectic period” for the business.
Tripadvisor cuts 25% of workforce due to the pandemic
Tripadvisor has cut 900 jobs - equating to a quarter of it total workforce - due to the effects of the Coronvirus pandemic on its business.
Boparan in exclusive talks to acquire Carluccio’s
Sky News is reporting that Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner owner Boparan is in exclusive talks to acquire Carluccio’s, which collapsed last month.
Action group launched to support businesses struggling to secure insurance payouts
A new industry-wide action group has launched to support hospitality businesses who are wrestling with insurers to secure payouts under their business interruption policies.
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D&D London CEO lobbies Government for inclusion of tronc in UK furlough scheme
D&D London chairman and CEO Des Gunewardena has written to the Chancellor to lobby the inclusion of tronc payments in the UK furlough scheme after revealing that some UK staff are only receiving around 50% of their normal earnings through the Job...
TGI Fridays to reopen 24 of its sites next week
TGI Fridays will reopen nearly a third of its estate mid next week for click and collect and home delivery.