Category: Finance & markets
CVAs — supporting businesses or spoiling them?
You can’t give her that!’ she screamed. ‘It’s not safe!’ IT’S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE. ‘She’s a child!’ shouted Crumley. ‘ IT’S EDUCATIONAL. What if she cuts herself?’ THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON. CVAs on the rise… So says Terry Pratchett in Hogfather — and he has…
Doing a Dignity — Who’s Next?
Many public companies, in search of forever-growth, have walked said path. Recent examples include Tesco’s c£250m profit misstatement in 2014, Restaurant Group’s profit warnings in 2016, and, most recently, Dignity’s slightly undignified tumble…
Operators must Prepare for another Tricky Year
It’s tough out there — the data says so. Coffer Peach shows a flat summer followed by a negative September (LfL sales -0.9%, inflation +2.7%). Surprises: London underperformance (-1.6% vs. -0.7% in the regions) and restaurants faring worse than pubs (given the wetter, colder weather).
60 Seconds on Cinema (‘…struggling, sagged & faded…’)
A desperate situation?
Film is (or has been) a proxy for Leisure Park attendances.
But data from the US shows both production and demand wilting.
It had been hoped that rebooting 70s classic would revitalise the industry.
60 Seconds – An Autumnal Chill
In 2016 we experienced a remarkably warm September with a mean temperature across the UK of 14.6°C, up 2.0°C on the average. September 2017 was 12.6°C on average, a whole 2.0°C lower than last year. What effect could this change have had on the market?