by Abby Henson | Jul 4, 2024 | Sales Figures
Like for like sales were pushed up 3.3% in June, the latest sales data from S4labour reveals.
The data showed an upswing of 6% year-on-year in London, whilst sites outside the capital were up 2.7%, marking a minimal uplift for operators across the country.
June saw England’s first three Euro games kick off, along with good weather, which helped encourage sales slightly throughout the month. Both wet and dry-led sites did see some benefit of the football, with sales up 3.7% and 3.1% respectively.
Chief Growth Officer at S4labour, Richard Hartley, added: “The impact of the football and warm weather was much softer than operators would have hoped and expected. While dining out often takes a hit during key sporting events, it would appear that neither food, nor drink-focused venues have been able to fully maximise. However, with the team’s win on Sunday (30th June) securing England a spot in the quarter finals, operators will be hoping to see more games (and hopefully celebrations) throughout July to really boost sales this summer.”
by Abby Henson | Jun 6, 2024 | Sales Figures
The latest data from S4labour reveals an increase in like-for-like hospitality sales in May, with an overall rise of 6.6% compared to the same month last year.
In London, sales were up 9.7% year-on-year and non-London recorded a 5.9% rise compared to May 2023.
Wet-led venues experienced a modest increase of 3%, whilst dry-led sites saw a significant boost with an 8.4% increase in sales compared to last year.
Richard Hartley, Chief Growth Officer at S4labour, commented: “The industry’s performance in May has been encouraging, particularly when we consider the extra bank holiday last year for the King’s coronation. With both London and non-London venues showing robust growth, and the significant rise in sales in dry-led sites, we can see a growing trend towards dining out, possibly fuelled by warmer weather.”
by Abby Henson | May 17, 2024 | Convenience Stores
Leading rota, people and payroll supplier, S4labour has announced its partnership with Bestway Retail Limited.
S4labour are now the preferred supplier to Bestway, which is comprised of over 3000 stores across the U.K. Operating under three fascia groups – Costcutter, Best-one and Bargain Booze, all Bestway stores will benefit from the labour and cost management tools, designed to save them time and money.
Leanne Matthews, Head of Central Operations at Bestway Retail, commented: “Bestway is excited to announce this partnership with S4labour. We are always striving for our retailers and forecourt operators to save more money and grow profits, and S4labour provides the tools needed to do just that.”
The end-to-end software streamlines all labour-related processes, providing retailers and forecourt operators with the right tools to optimise scheduling, timekeeping, and payroll.
Garry Craft, Managing Director of Retail at S4labour, commented: “This partnership with Bestway is a great milestone for S4labour. We are really be pleased to be the recommended software for thousands of retailers, helping them to manage all of their labour-related processes in a way that saves them time and helps them to grow sales. We have great momentum in the industry right now, with our Nisa strategic partnership last September, and now this. We are really proud to be working with the best in the industry.”
S4labour will be at the Bestway Retail Expo on Wednesday 15th May in Coventry. They can be found in the innovation area, ready to meet and discuss any questions regarding their time and money-saving tools.
James Legget, Operations Manager at Zola Ltd, commented: “The tools S4labour provide have helped us save 15 hours per store, per week in our staffing hours, and allowed us to accurately manage holiday and sick pay. As a result, we have already seen the payback from using the system.”
“The real advantage of having S4labour is it just takes care of everything – from staff rotas to the payroll systems. The investment into S4labour was well worth it because it saves me a lot of time and makes it all more accurate as well because people can see on a day-to-day basis what hours they’ve worked; what their holiday entitlement is – everyone just knows where they are.” – Peter Patel, Costcutter Retailer
by Abby Henson | May 14, 2024 | Sales Figures
Like-for-like sales were down 12.9% in April compared to the same month last year, the latest data from S4labour reveals.
Outside of London, sites saw a drop of 15.9%, whilst the capital saw a very slight uplift of 0.7% year-on-year. Across the country, dry-led venues saw a decline of 10.4% and wet-led sites witnessed a marginally larger decrease of 17.8% in comparison to last year.
For the months of March and April combined, year-on-year data showed that overall sales were down 1.9% in 2024, compared to the same two months in 2023. For the same periods, London sales were up 2.7% in 2024, but down 3% outside of the capital.
Chief Growth Officer at S4labour, Richard Hartley, commented: “With Easter falling earlier than usual this year at the end of March, last month’s sales were up by 11.6% compared to 2023. As expected, this meant that April’s like-for-likes would appear lower this year, hence the drop.”
by Abby Henson | Apr 15, 2024 | Customer Stories, Multi Site
The Beautiful Pubs Collective
Beautiful Pubs Overview
The Beautiful Pubs Collective partnered with S4labour towards the end of 2023. The Leicester-based business operates three sites: Knight & Garter, The Forge Inn and Rutland & Derby, all offering great food, drink and service.
With over 90 team members and three very busy sites, Beautiful Pubs wanted a solution that could help them schedule their teams the most effectively to help save time and grow sales, without overspending on their labour budget.
“With effective deployment, we are able to match sales demand hour-by-hour, which means we do not overspend.”
People and Experience Manager, The Beautiful Pubs Collective
Before S4labour, the team at Beautiful Pubs were not using a workforce management system for their rotas, H.R. and payroll.
When it came to scheduling their teams, this meant that they were not always aware of their live spend, which sometimes led to unexpected labour costs.
Their employees were signing in and out on paper documents, meaning their recorded hours were not always accurate. In turn, this impacted labour costs and payroll at the end of every month.
Managers were being approached by staff members about absences, time off requests and holiday accrual in person, which was time-consuming and led to more admin.
What were they looking for in a solution?
When moving to S4labour, Beautiful Pubs were looking for a solution that could help them to streamline all their operational processes.
They wanted to be able to manage their labour in line with sales demand, to achieve excellent service and maximise sales across the business.
Now using S4labour, everything they need to manage their teams to be their best, is in one easily accessible place.
With effective deployment, the team at Beautiful Pubs are able to match sales demand hour-by-hour so they aren’t overspending on their labour.
With S4 Manage, their manages have real-time in-hand control over the day-to-day running of each site. They can view and analyse site performance, and amend staff rotas as operational needs evolve, as well as record any absences with ease.
Using S4 Insights has given them collective visibility of forecasts, budgets and sales across all three sites.
Using the employee app, S4 Connect, has given their teams complete access to their rotas, including shift briefs, slack tasks and incentives for every day. Teams are able to see booked and accrued holiday, as well request future holidays and ‘not available’ shifts. Staff members also have access to all their personal information and documents, including contracts and RTW, all in one place.
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