Ziferblat

Ziferblat is an "anti-café" chain where customers pay per minute for the time spent in the venue, with food and drink being otherwise free of charge.[1][2] Decorated in the style of a living room, guests clock in and out at the desk upon entry and are encouraged to treat the space like home. Typically, the public space includes boardgames, newspapers, wi-fi, a mixture of soft and hard furnishings, a piano, a library and craft supplies.[3]

Ziferblat
IndustryRestaurants
GenreCoffee house, Social space
Founded2011
HeadquartersUK, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Key people
Ivan Mitin
Number of employees
~170
Websiteziferblat.net
ziferblatuk.co.uk

History

The name Ziferblat is derived from Zifferblatt, meaning "clock face" in Russian and German. The first branch of Ziferblat was founded in 2010 and opened in September 2011 in Moscow by Ivan Mitin. Ziferblat's prototype was a common space called Tree House.[4]

Location

Russia

In Russia, Ziferblat has branches in Moscow,[5][6] Saint Petersburg,[7] Kazan,[8][9] Nizhny Novgorod,[10] and Rostov-on-Don.[11]

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, Ziferblat has opened branches in Manchester,[12] Coventry[13] and London[14] and plans to open more in other provincial cities across the country.[12]

The Liverpool branch in Albert Dock was closed in March 2017 after the Dock management evicted them over "considerable arrears".[15]. A second Liverpool branch was also closed in October 2018 following an allegation of rent arrears.[16] The chain's MediaCityUK branch was closed in January 2019.

Ukraine

In Ukraine, there is a Ziferblat branch in Kiev.[17]

Slovenia

Ziferblat has a branch in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[18]

Operation

Ziferblat is part of the sharing economy.[19] During their first 2 years in the UK, Ziferblat was shortlisted for multiple awards[20] and won the Innovation Award at the Cafe Life Awards[21] and the Innovation100 in Greater Manchester.[22]

The public sitting room space is intended to act as an alternative to working from home, and is hired on a flexible basis, paying by the minute, with an option to pay a monthly membership fee. Customers can also pay a fixed fee to stay for the whole day. In 2017, Ziferblat was cited as an example of how modern working patterns were changing in the United Kingdom, particularly in urban areas.[23][24]

Each branch has a variety of creative spaces businesses can rent (with a minimum spend) for meetings or activities which would have been typically held in a hotel or a conference centre.[25] Meeting room styles vary, and have included a primary school classroom and a chintzy vintage dining room.[25] The pay per minute rate includes all technical equipment, Wi-Fi and unlimited snacks.[25][26][27]

See also

References
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  2. Baker, Vicky (8 January 2014). "London's first pay-per-minute cafe: will the idea catch on?". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. Reid, Rebecca (27 October 2016). "Introducing the 6p a minute cafe". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  4. Илья Варламов: «Дом на дереве»: место для нормальных хипстеров Archived October 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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  6. "«Такие дела – 2011» Иван Митин".
  7. "Новое место: "Циферблат" в Пассаже".
  8. inkazan.ru (27 February 2012). "В Казани открылось свободное пространство "Циферблат"".
  9. inkazan.ru (28 August 2012). "Третье место: в Казани открылся второй Циферблат".
  10. В Нижнем открылось свободное пространство «Циферблат» Archived May 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  11. "В Ростове-на-Дону открылось новое заведение".
  12. Heward, Emily (2 February 2015). "Manchester's First Pay As You Stay Coffee Hangout". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  13. Bridge, Bobby (11 January 2020). "What happened when we tried out Coventry's pay as you stay café". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  14. Bridge, Bobby (14 January 2020). "11 things you need to know before heading to Cov's pay-as-you-go cafe". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  15. Murphy, Catherine (1 March 2017). "Pay-per-minute cafe Ziferblat claim they were forced out of Albert Dock". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  16. Houghton, Alistair (1 October 2018). "'Pay by the minute' cafe Ziferblat shuts down in rent row". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  17. "Новое место (Киев): Пространство "Циферблат"".
  18. "Kraj, kjer ne plačaš kave, temveč čas". Planet Siol.net (in Slovenian). October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  19. Willis, Dan (24 November 2016). "Ziferblat Changing Way Business". quaysnews.net. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  20. Ahmed, Rohma (27 June 2016). "Lloyds Bank National Business Awards Finalists Announced". nationalbusinessawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  21. Evans, Gethin. "Cafe Life Independent Cafe of the Year Winner". thecafelife.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  22. https://www.businessgrowthhub.com/news/2018/02/innovation100-launch
  23. Harbison, Niall. "Ziferblat a cross between your nans living room and working at google". lovinmanchester.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  24. Roue, Lucy (31 October 2016). "Ziferblat to open in Media City". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  25. Blake, David (2 June 2015). "Are These Manchesters Weirdest Meeting Rooms". manchesterconfidential.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  26. Parry, Josh (22 May 2016), Ziferblat Cafe Launches Pay Per Minute Meeting Rooms, liverpoolecho.co.uk, retrieved 2017-03-08
  27. Shaw, Dougal (22 October 2016). "My Shop: '6p a minute' cafe thrives in north of England". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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