Fast start to the year for Whitbread

by Ian Pollard Whitbread WTB – Management reports a good start to the year, with first quarter sales growth of 7.6%, in line with expectations. Premier Inn continued to win overall market share with strong sales growth of 9.2%, benefitting from a resilient hotel market and the contribution from the c.9,000 rooms opened over the […]

Will Italy Do A Trump

Italy this weekend, hold the future of the Euro in its hands. Sundays referendum will show whether Italy is prepared to do a Trump and turn its back on its political establishment, whilst at the same time shaking the EU to its foundations. Massive support for Beppe Grillo the Clown Prince of Italian politics and […]