Business & Trade

INDUSTRY GIANT PREDICTS REVENUE SURGE

Posted on February 19th, 2025 by Jane Louise
According to research from global table management system ResDiary, the latest data shows an expected increase in revenue this year, with an average of 20 per cent expected across three quarters of all owners and operators. ResDiary’s Beyond the Booking:

AI ON TAP: POURING EFFICIENCY INTO AUSSIE PUBS

Posted on February 10th, 2025 by Jane Louise
According to recent research conducted by SevenRooms, AI is being used for several purposes in 85 per cent of Australian pubs and other venues. AI is utilised across areas such as pricing, customer engagement, inventory management, staff training, menus and

ECONOMIC WOES THREATEN AUSSIE TRADITION OF A SHOUT

Posted on January 20th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Recent research has shown that the time-honoured Aussie tradition of buying a round has declined, most likely due to a combination of a change in drinking habits, changes in technology and of course cost of living pressures. The National Australia

TAVERN SHUT DOWN AFTER WOMAN FOUND IN THE ROOF

Posted on December 13th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A pub in Brisbane was forced to close during peak hours last Friday night, after it was discovered a woman was stuck in the roof. Around 4:30pm emergency services were called to the Albany Creek Tavern, in Albany Creek, where

MULTICHANNEL OPTIMISING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE

Posted on November 25th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The summer period and warmer days ahead present another opportunity for pubs, but without optimising and integrating revenue channels the venue might be losing business to one that does, says POS provider Lightspeed. “While it's safe to assume pubs might

SENIOR WOMAN EVICTED OVER TATTOOS

Posted on October 28th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A woman in her 60s with a medical condition is the latest to hit the news for being denied service at a pub, for having tattoos unsympathetically interpreted as problematic. 63-year-old Kerrie Ashby has alopecia (medical hair loss) and opted to

PUB GRUB ON A BUDGET: AUSSIES RAISE A GLASS BUT NOT SPENDING

Posted on October 14th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
An Antenna survey conducted in June this year for Tyro’s Eat Pay Love Report showed that while the cost of living has skyrocketed, Australians still love visiting their local pubs. The survey questioned over 1,000 Australians on their preferences for

GOVT DRIVING BOOM IN TOURISM ECONOMY

Posted on October 9th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has massively ramped up its expectations for the state’s ‘visitor’ economy, ushering millions more airline seats, thousands of hotel rooms and a focus on experience-led tourism. This review of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy will further cement

GOVT INTRODUCES SAFE DIGITAL ID VERIFICATION

Posted on August 23rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Government has introduced a new digital verification tool that will allow businesses to establish proof of identity using a government-issued QR code. Known as the ‘Trust Exchange’, or ‘TEx’, it connects a business with a user's MyGov Wallet