Glynn Davis

London

Founder and Editor at Retail Insider

Business Writer - covering the retail industry along with pubs, beer and restaurants. Founder of https://t.co/BBrTb75W31 and https://t.co/tOuAY2d0Ld

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Articles

The battle for breakfast

3 days ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Breakfast at Maison Francois in London’s St James, just around the corner from Fortnum & Mason, was not the quiet affair I was expecting as the room was packed at 8.30am on a Tuesday morning, with upbeat hedge fund types enjoying the likes of eggs benedict at £14, or a punchy £24 for both sides of the muffin with accompanying egg and ham. Volatility in markets is the bread and butter of hedge funds that thrive on price movements and uncertainty.
Desert Island Pubs - Mark Crowther, chairman of Portobello Pub co. and The Pub People Company

4 days ago | beerinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Mark Crowther, chairman of Portobello Pub co. and The Pub People Company1. Earliest memory of a pub you can recall? Although I grew up in Cambridge my parents would regularly take us on holiday around the UK. As a child I remember taking the sea tractor across to Burgh Island in south Devon where we sat outside the Pilchard Inn, probably with a Corona (Lemonade not the beer!) or a Panda Pop accompanied by a bag of Golden Wonder Ringo’s.
Cleaning up greenwashing

4 days ago | theretailbulletin.com | Glynn Davis

GENERAL MERCHANDISE NEWS Sustainability data platform Provenance is working with leading retailers such as Holland & Barrett and Ocado to help them avoid ‘greenwashing’ as legislation has come into force and shoppers are increasingly concerned about the ingredients in the products they buy. To get to this point of working with over 370 retailers and brand owners – predominantly in the beauty space – has been a long and winding road for Provenance that pivoted from its early model.
Desert Island Stores: Vince Gunn, chief executive of Harvey Jones

1 week ago | theretailbulletin.com | Glynn Davis

DESERT ISLAND STORES In this latest instalment of our Desert Island Stores series, Glynn Davis chats to Vince Gunn, chief executive of luxury kitchen retailer Harvey Jones. The store you remember from childhood? The store I remember from my childhood is the one from which I learned all about retail, which was my family Greengrocer & Florists business in the West End of Glasgow.
Comment: More black eyes for facial recognition

1 week ago | theretailbulletin.com | Glynn Davis

GENERAL MERCHANDISE NEWS Some years back, when working for a short spell in Los Angeles, my evening visits to various bars with work colleagues should have involved me taking my passport for age verification. However, I didn’t want to run the risk of losing it so in each venue I suggested their demand for ID was a breach of civil liberties and they should just serve me my beer.
Time to scale back on food in pubs

1 week ago | beerinsider.com | Glynn Davis

When the smoking ban came into force in 2007, one of the biggest impacts was the widespread move by pub operators to introduce food into pubs that had previously never ventured further into the realm of selling solids than offering crisps and peanuts. It was a revolutionary period that made the once smoky, boozy environments much more attractive to women and families, and the food undoubtedly proved a revenue-boosting boon for those venues able to add kitchens and recruit capable chefs.
Taking comfort from proven favourites

2 weeks ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

During the heyday of the craft beer boom, there was a period when a visit to a pub involved me only drinking beers I’d not tried before, and I applied a similar mentality to food. My curiosity for new cuisines and dishes was fuelled by the experimentation taking place at globally influential places such as The Fat Duck, El Bulli in Spain and foraging pioneers Noma in Copenhagen, along with the emergence of food trucks and food halls promoting largely unknown cuisines.
Five things we learned about balancing sustainability with profitability

2 weeks ago | thecaterer.com | Glynn Davis

Sustainability can be a long-term investment, such as buying efficient kit, or as simple as changing tomorrow’s menu. The Caterer, in association with Foster Refrigerator, talked to experts to see how they solve the challenge With financial challenges for operators coming in thick and fast, how are they balancing profitability with the ever-increasing clamour to be sustainable?
The evolution of food halls: From start-ups to big brands

2 weeks ago | thecaterer.com | Glynn Davis

The smart Boxhall food hall, set within a beautiful Victorian arcade next to London’s Liverpool Street station, which opened this month with a variety of cuisines on offer and drinks served from a pair of bars, is already seeing diners flock to the 17,000 sq ft space. The appetite for food halls appears to show no sign of waning.
Desert Island Pubs - Adam Mayers

4 weeks ago | beerinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Adam Mayers, managing director, Hydes1. Earliest memory of a pub you can recall? My earliest memory of a pub is visiting the Wellington on Tranch road in Pontypool. Known under the nickname the “Sally” and now renamed as that. I remember drinking Coke from a glass bottle and may have even had chicken and chips in a basket, although given that it’s over 45 years ago and I was very young I may be wrong.