James Retail

Retail and restaurant consultant in the South West, Midlands and Wales – Into coffee, weird beer, restaurants and all quality operators.

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Great news for one of our schemes here. Thanks to @eatwithellen for covering and looking forward to seeing @Bewichedcoffee open soon.

[Eat With Ellen @eatwithellen]

New coffee shop for Rugby https://t.co/xL2ZEsGXSM on @bloglovin

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My LinkedIn DMs are full of people “hoping to learn more about my business”, which they could learn by reading my LinkedIn profile.

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Excited to give these guys a go very soon.

[Purezza @purezza]

Purezza Bristol launches today at 12! Get down for doors because our first 100 pizzas are free. We have bookings available from 4pm too, so hop onto our website. The pizza revolution begins today. 🚩
Find us📍: 79-81 Gloucester Road.

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Well into this news.

[Bristol Bottle Shop Craft Beer, Spirits & More! @BristolBottleS]

WE’RE GETTING A BAR!🎉

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@Dan_Coatsworth @ScottCinemasUK Actually the other two saw Trolls during the day and I went to Invisible Man in the evening. We are like a relay team at that cinema!

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Great to be back in my local @ScottCinemasUK last night. Ticket and a pint: £8.60, a friendly welcome, and no COVID weirdness. Hope everyone gets out and supports their local cinemas when they really need us.

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This is the best thing ever to have been produced in my kitchen. Absolute game changer. Thanks @Als_Kitchen_ and thanks @nomadicrevery for the tip. #aceofbasegravy

[Al's Kitchen @Als_Kitchen_]

Tofu Rezala is going down a storm. I didn't realise the POWER of the #Vegan 👍. Do us a favour and retweet this and get it out to as many Vegan forums as possible. Recipe here https://t.co/zpOg90Ukcy

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As someone who spends an awful lot of time driving between Bristol and Bournemouth, and currently has an unexpectedly iced up fridge, this week’s @nomadicrevery and @elisjames podcast really was very on the nose.

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@MattMorrisonDPO It seemed so easy, and I bet some of that stuff is in some of the supermarkets, but can I find it? No I cannot.

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Important question: I need to buy Canadian beer before Wednesday. Anywhere stock Molson, Labats, Sleeman, Moosehead in Bristol? #CanadaDay2020

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Was out on my bike on Friday afternoon and hit up @TheCoffeeBox3, near Temple Meads. Was really excellent. Great addition for all the office workers when they return round there.

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A massive good luck, and great to see you back, to all the retailers reopening today. #shopsreopening

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Seem to have somehow ended up agreeing to go to about four different online pubs later, two of which have quizzes on. It’s basically an e-pub crawl. Quite excited.

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Popped into these legends over the weekend and filled up bottles with beer. Totally failed to write down which beer went in which bottle, so just drank the lot. No regrets.

[Drapers Arms Bristol @DrapersArmsBris]

Yesterday we posted a picture of our first blackboard showing the beers we're selling in our new takeway format. We were asked to post a daily update. Well, we're not going to; it's too much of a faff - and where's the fun in that? Here's the second and - possibly last - picture

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@Dan_Coatsworth I used to travel from Bournemouth to Camden for the day (to buy records) and always had one of those slices. Felt like the future, and that was 1992. It ought to be a great model though; tiny unit, low rent, massive mark up, delicious.

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Having my standard thought after a holiday in Europe: why cant we, as a country, get our heads around the pizza-by-the-slice scene?

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@ZanderRobertso4 @BristolBears @BristolCity @Official_BRFC The answer is @ManorFarmFC, where all the non-Bristolian football lovers go. Wonderful friendly club, good standard, and arriving by train makes every game feel like an away trip! (plus pitchside pints)

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@jayrayner1 @SatopiaTravel Does he still have a massive picture of himself, reading his own book, on the front of his own restaurant in Birmingham? It's one of my favourite things.

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@beardedjourno *two arenas. I often think about this too - #Birmingham just seems to be able to get on with massive change quietly, whilst remaining totally down to earth. We can't sort out a bus route without a city wide meltdown.

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@CharlieVivante Premier Inn Breakfast, £9.50, and you don't, I repeat DON'T need to be staying in the hotel. Hash brown party until 11am.