The S4labour Blog
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Lockdown 2
Take-away sales during lockdown 2 Analysis from S4labour shows that just 25% of sites have stayed open after lockdown, with 75% closing during the first week of lockdown. There is little variation between rural and urban sites, nor between geographical regions across...
Hospitality sales up 39.1% yesterday, versus -75% on the last day of trading in March.
Lockdown 2 versus lockdown 1 Analysis from S4labour shows that sales in the hospitality sector this week, Monday to Wednesday, were up 3.1%, 35.3% and 39.1% respectively, on last week, with tier 1 sites up -9.1, 18.1% and 25.8% for each of the three days and tier...
Extended Furlough
Extended Furlough In Propel's Friday’s Opinion I published our guidance on the Job Support Scheme (JSS) that was due to start on the 1st November but mentioned that the government website would publish further details before the end of October, assuming this...
The Job Support Scheme – How Does It Work
How does the new Job Support Scheme (JSS) actually work, S4labour’s Richard Hartley explains all.
The effect of the curfew on hourly sales
Analysis from S4labour shows that hospitality sales are 18.27% below what they were before the curfew, comparing week 37 & 38 to week 40 & 41 (before and after curfew). When we look at the 18.27% decrease broken down per hour (graph below), each hour has been...
Last week’s sales like for like %
Analysis from S4labour shows that hospitality sales from last week were down 12.8% compared to last year, however when we take a closer look, sales in dry-led venues are up 16% on last year, yet wet-led venues are down 40%. Whilst London is still suffering more than...
A second look at sales, after the curfew was introduced.
Analysis from S4labour that hospitality sales from last week were down 21.2% compared to the week before the curfew (2 weeks prior), with sales of food down 19.1% and drink sales down 23.2% on two weeks before. While weekly like-for-likes continue to fall,...
FT – September sales like for like %
For the full article by S4labour, please go to https://www.staging.s4labour.co.uk/a-first-look-at-year-on-year-sales-after-the-eotho-scheme/
A first look at year on year sales, after the EOTHO scheme.
Analysis from S4labour shows that hospitality like for like sales in September were down 4.3% compared to the same month last year. With consumer confidence boosted in August by EOTHO, the momentum seems to have continued as sites that were trading showed like for...
A first look at the impact of the 10pm curfew on hospitality sales.
10pm curfew drops sales by 12.9%. Analysis from S4labour shows that sales over Thursday to Sunday when comparing the week prior to the curfew with last week show a 10.9% decrease in food sales and a 14.7% decrease in drinks sales. The impact of the latest challenge is...
How to keep labour costs firmly in hand
As published in BII New normal, same old same old 2020 has brought a wave of challenges, some expected (April’s minimum wage increase), others less so; who could have foreseen the COVID-19 pandemic? This unpredictability has made controlling our labour spend...
Hospitality Sales Figures Press Release from S4labour
Weekly hospitality sales down 9% on last year but remain 10.4% on pre EOTHO levels. Analysis from S4labour shows that in the first full week without any government support, hospitality like for like sales were down 9.0% on the same week last year, albeit 10.4% up on...