The night tube has been hailed as the saviour of London’s night-time economy, and this week sees the launch of the Jubilee Line night tube. Can businesses from Stanmore to Stratford expect to benefit?
Luxury restaurant booking and payments app Velocity has already had significant global growth since its London launch in 2014, but will now push into 29 cities worldwide with a $22.5m Series B round from investors including the founder of Starwood Hotels.
Carlo Distefano’s first experience of the working world saw him work in a barbershop, but fast forward to the present day and his family-owned San Carlo restaurant group is generating a turnover of £60m.
Deliveroo has bitten into PizzaExpress, bringing in the Italian restaurant chain as its largest partner to date with a deal that will see the delivery service support 206 branches across Britain.
High-end fusion restaurant Sushisamba will bolster its global catalogue of restaurants with a new branch that will open in London’s Covent Garden, where it will join a “growing list of pedigree brands”.
By Joe Steele
The modern UK consumer is inundated with messages from competing brands daily. In this busy environment, it is becoming ever more important for companies to gain a significant share of voice and break through to increasingly savvy consumers who are demanding that brands work harder for their attention.
News that celebrity chef-come-businessman Jamie Oliver is set close the last of his Recipease sites, alongside growing consternation among staff at his Jamie’s Italian chain, begs the question: is the sun beginning to set on his brand’s appeal
London-headquartered premier restaurant payment and loyalty app Velocity has capitalised on the momentum of its acquisitions with a new partnership alongside expense management firm Concur to promote corporate hospitality.
British restaurant payment and loyalty service Velocity has bolstered its offering with the acquisition of complementary restaurant booking app Uncover, which works with 350 eateries in London.
In what marks its second acquisition in under a month, London-based digital restaurant service Velocity has bought Canadian counterpart Tab Payments, which will provide access to more than 100 new eatery clients in Toronto and Montreal as the British firm embarks on conquering America.
