Archive of all Pret a Manger articles – Page 4
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Sep: Costa Coffee, Pret a Manger, Ocado
Costa Coffee has announced up to 1,650 redundancies after becoming the latest high street business to be hit by the dearth of city centre shoppers
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NewsPret A Manger lays off a third of workforce
The announcement comes after the lockdown has wiped out ten years of growth
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NewsCity snapshot: Pret a Manger to cut 2,800 jobs amid coronavirus sales slump
Pret a Manger is to cut more than a third of its workforce in a bid to survive
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Aug: The Hut Group, Pret A Manger, Walmart/TikTok
The Hut Group confirmed plans to raise £920m at a valuation of £4.5bn in what would be London’s biggest listing this year
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Jul: Pret A Manger, High Street spending, Uber
Pret A Manger mulls closing 30 stores and axing over 1,000 staff after coronavirus hit, high street spending partly rebounds as casual dining sector reopens and Chancellor Sunak is due to announce a £3bn package of green investment
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Comment & OpinionHow long can Pret a Manger hold out while Brits still work from home?
Pret announced today it will permanently close 30 branches after suffering “significant operating losses” as a result of lockdown
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NewsPret a Manger to close 30 stores and axe jobs in restructure
The move comes after footfall and sales across the high street sandwich giant’s 339 reopened stores ‘severely declined’
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NewsMedia Bites 6 July: Tesco, M&S/Ocado, Pret
Tesco has demanded “offensive” discounts from suppliers in a move expected to spark a price war.
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NewsPret a Manger launches evening dinner menu for delivery
‘Dinners by Pret’ will start deliveries of an evening menu on 7 July from seven shops in London, Nottingham, Cambridge and Bristol, as well as from a new hub kitchen in north west London
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NewsMedia Bites 26 Jun: Rent payments, Pret a Manger, Intu
Retailers pay less than 15% of the rents owed, Pret warns it is in the “eye of the storm” and shopping centre owner Intu is likely to call in administrators
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NewsPret a Manger launches click & collect in London stores with Deliveroo
Customers are able to order and pay remotely through Deliveroo’s app and collect from a designated point in store
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NewsPret a Manger to reopen all its Veggie Pret stores this week
Seven of the 10 shops, including the Manchester location, will offer deliveries for the first time
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NewsPret a Manger hires consultants to advise on ‘new retail environment’
Pret has appointed Alvarez & Marsal and CWM to advise on aspects of a “comprehensive transformation plan”
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NewsMedia Bites 1 June: Pret a Manger, Supermarket exec pay, Sainsbury’s
Pret A Manger has called in consultants to help overhaul its fast food business model as its core customer base of commuters remains working from home
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NewsPret a Manger to open a further 204 shops for takeaway in towns and cities
It will bring the total number of reopened sites to more than 300 following temporarily closures in March
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NewsPret enters retail with trio of organic coffees
The move marks the beginning of a wider retail play from the coffee shop giant
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NewsPret to reopen 70 more stores for takeaway and delivery
It follows the recent reopening of 30 of the high street sandwich chain’s outlets in London
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NewsPret extends delivery service to Just Eat and Uber Eats
The chain is offering a limited menu of its most popular items as well as a selection of pantry and grocery items
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NewsMedia Bites 24 April: Unilever, Just Eat Takeaway, Pret
A slump in ice cream sales has prompted Unilever to scrap its growth targets for the year, despite the pandemic bringing people flocking to its trusted hygiene and food brands.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 April: Supermarkets/clothing, Government loans, Pret
Asda is cancelling orders and reneging on full payments to clothing suppliers, despite enjoying record food sales and a taxpayer windfall