“We never imagined we’d surpass the £25,000 sold during the first lockdown and generate this kind of revenue just from selling gift cards.”
Despite trading challenges facing the hospitality sector well into 2021, one independent pub group is looking forward to a ‘head start’ to the new year thanks to a popular new scheme created using gift card platform Toggle.
Lockdown produced many stories of amazing togetherness, kindness and generosity. We have been lucky enough to witness some of these stories first hand as Togglers used the platform to run amazing initiatives...
If innovation and ingenuity are what it takes to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, then there are plenty of hospitality operators that will not only survive, but emerge stronger armed with a purpose and vision that has been catapulted years into the future...
The Beer House, a Sheffield micropub trades on a simple philosophy of good products and good community. So, when Covid-19 hit, with a business that relied on in-venue experience, how do you keep that same brand going in a lockdown world?
The Devonshire Arms sits on the only junction in Middle Handley, a stone-built hamlet that is, in owner John’s words, “10 minutes from everywhere”. Encircled by Chesterfield, Sheffield and their periphery villages, father and daughter John and Alex have built an impressive loyal customer base in their first hospitality business from people in the surrounding areas...
We recently caught up with Alistair Myers, Co-Owner of Rafters, in their rather beautiful restaurant, tucked away just 10 minutes from Sheffield city centre. Alistair talked us through the importance of offering experiences and why Toggle is making gifting a breeze for their single location...
We sat down with James Mobbs, Head of Marketing for Ego Restaurants and Toggler extraordinaire, in their Dore Moor Inn restaurant for a gossip about gifting. James shared his views of gifting, how Ego make gift cards work operationally, and a whole load more useful insights.
