PizzaExpress is offering a free Christmas Concierge service, helping to make December stress-free.
Diners can relax, and refuel with free gift wrapping. Just hand over unwrapped presents to be wrapped while you eat. There's also a cosy card-writing station with ready-to-sign pizza and dough ball-inspired festive cards.
This follows research that Brits spend almost 30 hours a year on festive prep, with wrapping (33%), shopping (34%) and deciding what to buy (43%) topping the stress list.
And while the to-do lists get longer, what people really want is simple: time.
A third (33%) wish they had more time to relax, 29% crave more time with family and friends, and 40% say their number-one Christmas wish would be more quality time with loved ones.
Almost nine in ten (87%) say they would outsource festive chores if they could.
No surprising then that ‘sharing a meal’ remains the UK’s favourite way to connect (65%).
In response, PizzaExpress is launching its first-ever Christmas Concierge service – a free wrapping and festive helpdesk on December 6, 13 and 20, at selected restaurants nationwide.
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The PizzaExpress Christmas Concierge will run on 6, 13 and 20 December at:
- London Westfield (White City)
- Cardiff St David’s Shopping Centre
- Birmingham Bullring
- Manchester Trafford Centre
- Livingston Designer Outlet
Paula MacKenzie, CEO at PizzaExpress, said: “Christmas should be about spending time together, but our research shows just how much pressure people feel and how many hours get lost to festive tasks.
"We wanted to give families the gift of presence and so Christmas Concierge is our way of taking some of that pressure off their plate. While you enjoy a delicious catch up with family or friends, we’ll take care of the wrapping – giving you one less thing to think about this December.”
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