Man versus machine is no contest
By Gillian McKenzie
WHEN reports emerged some months back that a robot bartender named Carl was ‘working’ in a bar in Germany, it got me...
Nats destined to fail over pricing
The SNP has signalled its intention to try again to legislate for a minimum unit price for alcohol if re-elected, but there’s no indication...
A fresh look at nightclubs
IN many cases, students have a wealth of late night entertainment available to them just a stone’s throw away, so to generate loyalty, it’s...
GDPR uncertainty remains a year on
Hospitality businesses can take opportunity to build more effective marketing databases, writes software developer Patrick Clover .
It’s a good time to be a bartender
With so much happening in the world of premium spirits, it’s a good time to be a bartender, writes Iain Meldrum
THE premium spirits market...
It’s time to pull together for pubs
Trade’s vital role must be recognised, writes Tennent’s boss John Gilligan
WE’RE less than two weeks away from the Budget and the inevitable price rise...
Coronavirus: Is digital the ‘new normal’?
The truth is that no one really knows when the hospitality sector will get back to normal, or what that even looks like
Tax hopes set to be dashed?
TIM Martin, the ebullient boss of pub giant JD Wetherspoon, never disappoints a trade journalist in need of a quote.
Martin was in typically outspoken...
Financial tonic for the festive hangover
As the ringing tills of the festive period become an increasingly distant memory, it is crucial that licensed trade operators take proactive steps to...
Greater support for trade needed
COVID-19 has been devastating for us all personally, but for an industry based on socialising it has and will continue to be catastrophic
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