Chain
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| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
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| Members | Phil Manning |
| Songs | SongsBlack and BlueToward the Blues · 1971 I Remember When I Was YoungThe First 30 Years · 1998 JudgementHistory of Chain · 1974 View 25+ more |
| List | Black and BlueToward the Blues · 1971 |
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| ID | 3263788 |
About Chain
Chain are an Australian blues band formed as The Chain in late 1968 with a line-up including guitarist and vocalist Phil Manning and lead vocalist Wendy Saddington. Saddington left in May 1969 and in September 1970 Matt Taylor joined on lead vocals and harmonica.
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Pret sales jump as it focuses on towns and suburbs
Pret A Manger says it has returned to profit after a tough few years, as it shifts its focus away from London towards regional towns and suburbs.
Sales at The Sandwich Chain were £357. 8m in the six months to June - up 230% on Last Year when lockdowns hit The Business hard.
Stores outside the capital, including new ones in Leeds and York, now account for most of Pret's growth, it Said .
About Two Thirds of its UK sites are now outside the Square Mile , it added.
Like all hospitality businesses, Pret had to close its stores for long spells during the pandemic and move to a takeaway model.
But The Chain Said it had returned to profit in March, after posting bruising losses of £225. 9m and £343m in 2021 and 2020.
Since September Last Year , The Firm has opened 27 new shops across the country, mainly outside of Central London , taking its UK portfolio to 442 shops.
The Chain - which was founded in London in 1986 - Said 36% of its UK shops were now located in regional cities and towns.
Pret also Said it had expanded overseas where it has 558 shops. Boss Pano Christou Said it had struck new franchise deals in India, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland.
The Chain has tried to innovate since the pandemic hit, launching a coffee subscription Service which initially sparked thousands of customer complaints over The Limited availability of some beverages.
But Pret Said The Service - which allows customers to have up to five hot drinks Every Day - was now used over A Million times a week - up from 667,000 times a week Last Year .
The Chain Said it had boosted customer loyalty, with subscribers " typically spending four times as much with Pret than non-subscribers".
Source of news: bbc.com
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