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Business is booming for Fuller’s.
The chain, which runs over 100 pubs and hotels in London, has said it is in a “good place” for Christmas as it welcomed a sharp rise in bookings in recent weeks.
Fuller’s chief executive, Simon Emeny, said that the group’s sites in central London have have seen strong growth in recent months and highlighted “good momentum” for the important Christmas trading period.
“We have seen a surge in bookings over the past couple of weeks particularly, with a clear rise in London and the West End,” he said.
The news comes after a difficult period for the company in which Mr Emeny announced that at least 10 per cent of Fuller’s staff nationally would have to be made redundant. Speaking to CityAM in early October, he said that central London would have to face the most job cuts due to the Prime Minister’s decision at the time to encourage people to continue working from home.
Fuller’s employs 5,000 people across the country, a large number of which work in the capital.
A lot of jobs in hospitality vanished during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving many jobless and on reduced wages. The industry has since been trying to recover.
Mr Emeny also said that the group’s supply chain has been running smoothly and that he does not plan on raising prices in the coming weeks, despite rising energy prices and supply costs.
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Business is booming for Fuller’s.
The chain, which runs over 100 pubs and hotels in London, has said it is in a “good place” for Christmas as it welcomed a sharp rise in bookings in recent weeks.
Fuller’s chief executive, Simon Emeny, said that the group’s sites in central London have have seen strong growth in recent months and highlighted “good momentum” for the important Christmas trading period.
“We have seen a surge in bookings over the past couple of weeks particularly, with a clear rise in London and the West End,” he said.
The news comes after a difficult period for the company in which Mr Emeny announced that at least 10 per cent of Fuller’s staff nationally would have to be made redundant. Speaking to CityAM in early October, he said that central London would have to face the most job cuts due to the Prime Minister’s decision at the time to encourage people to continue working from home.
Fuller’s employs 5,000 people across the country, a large number of which work in the capital.
A lot of jobs in hospitality vanished during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving many jobless and on reduced wages. The industry has since been trying to recover.
Mr Emeny also said that the group’s supply chain has been running smoothly and that he does not plan on raising prices in the coming weeks, despite rising energy prices and supply costs.
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