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BA’s new pop-up restaurant
Flight BA2012, the airline's first pop-up restaurant, opens its doors on London's Shoreditch High Street today, with tickets being sold only through the company's Facebook page. The project, which seeks to recreate the experience of actually being on board one of BA's planes, offers an 'Olympics-inspired menu' created by Michelin-star chef Simon Hulstone, overseen by Heston Blumenthal. At £50-per-head, this is an in-flight meal with a difference; three courses 'inspired by BA menus dating back to 1948' which will also be offered on first-class BA flights during the Olympic months. Visitors will also have the opportunity to see the work of two specially commissioned artists as part of the company's Great Britons programme. This includes a short film by Prasanna Purwanarajah (mentored specifically for the programme by Richard E Grant), and artwork by Pascal Anson (who was mentored by Tracey Emin).
19 March 2012CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011
The Campaign for Real Ale has announced the four finalists of its National Pub of the Year competition for 2011. The competition has been going on throughout 2011, with local and regional judging rounds leading to these final stages. Pubs are scored by CAMRA on various aspects, including the atmosphere, decor, customer service, value for money, clientele mix, and of course on the quality of the beer.
15 December 2011Switching departments
Department store retailing seems to be one of the retail sectors that has escaped the brunt of the downturn. However, moving into a management role in this sector from a high street retailer can be a leap into the unknown. In this feature, we ask HR professionals at one of the UK's best loved department stores about what you can expect should you decide to make the move.
30 September 2011Fashioning a Fantastic Career
Fashion has had its ups and downs like any industry in the past few years and with more potential clouds on the horizon in terms of cotton prices and a squeeze on consumer spending. However, there are plenty of companies out there that are thriving under the circumstances and in this feature we hear from the people in the know just how they've managed it.
01 June 2011Restaurants: Not just an industry in waiting
The UK restaurant industry has come into the spotlight in the past few years, with publicity from TV shows and extensive use of money-off deals to bolster profits through hard times. But what do the coming months hold? We take a look at the state of the industry from those in the know.
01 April 2011Discounters: built for the era of austerity
For many retailers the recession spelled a turbulent time with plummeting customer footfall. For some it meant a visit from the friendly neighbourhood administrator. For an unlucky few it meant the end of the road. But for the value sector, an increase in cash-strapped consumers simply bolstered their business models. We talk to some of these denizens of the discount domain about their plans and prospects for 2011 after a difficult couple of years for UK retailing.
01 February 2011Department Stores: exploring inner space
A department store is a commercial microcosm like no other, offering customers a dizzying choice of products and employees a similarly broad range of career options. But it really is a world apart from the retail mainstream. We talk to one of the country's most iconic department store operators plus two successful concession brands in order to get a better feel for one of retail's most aspirational sub-cultures.
01 September 2010Food service: Thriving…not just surviving
The past two years or so have not been exactly kind to the retail and hospitality sectors, but in an effort to restore a little balance, we talked to two businesses that didn't receive the memo that it was supposed to be doom and gloom at the moment...
01 August 2010Hospitality & Leisure: the pull of parallel paths
The importance of job security is understandably at an all time high, but professionals in the retail industry can draw comfort from the broad array of potential career options available to them in the hospitality and leisure industries. We talked to Roddy Watt, recruitment guru in the H&L sectors, for further insight.
01 May 2009