Pret a Manger boss Pano Christou is optimistic about trading in city centres after employees returning to offices last week drove a 15% sales uplift in just seven days.
He said the first full week after the school holidays had been the ‘acid test’ to gauge the scale of workers returning to areas such as the City of London after a switch to remote working over the pandemic.
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NAM Implications:
- Looking good…
- …so far.
- Lockdown has caused Pret to refocus the business model rural/metropolital, travel/non-travel…
- And shedding costs where appropriate.
- Now ready to optimise the eventual new normal…
