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Apr
2026
March 2026: De-risking the Estate
March 2026 was the month the industry stopped pretending every venue can be “a brand experience” and started treating sites like what they really are, a set of leases, labour hours, and customer expectations that either pay their way or don’t. With April’s wage and employment cost increases looming, operators spent March making decisions that reduce risk fast, shrink complexity, and put more trade through fewer moving parts. The blunt truth is that “nice” is no longer good enough, it has to be repeatable.
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