Revolution Bars Group Trading Update (5415U)
19 January 2017 - 6:00PM
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Revolution Bars Group
19 January 2017
Revolution Bars Group plc (LSE: RBG)
Trading update for the 26 weeks to 31 December 2016
Revolution Bars Group plc ("the Group"), a leading operator of
66 premium bars across the UK, under the Revolution and Revolución
de Cuba brands, today provides a trading update for the 26 weeks to
31 December 2016 ("H1 FY17").
Trading results are expected to be in line with the Board's
expectations, reflecting a further period of growth in the number
of sites, revenue and profit.
Like-for-like sales* rose by 2.0% for H1 FY17. Overall sales,
including the contributions from new bars, were GBP66.6m for the
same period (2015: GBP59.1m), +12.7%.
The Group opened four new Revolución de Cuba bars in H1 FY17 in
Harrogate, Aberdeen, Reading and Glasgow. We are currently on site
at our fifth development in Southend on Sea which is due to open in
H2.
The Interim Results will be announced on Tuesday 28 February
2017.
Mark McQuater, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"I am delighted to report another period of good progress for
the Group. Continued investment in the business with new site
openings in Harrogate, Aberdeen, Reading and Glasgow have further
expanded our geographic footprint. We had a strong festive trading
period across our existing estate and all of our new sites were
open for Christmas and New Year where initial trading was
encouraging, with Group sales increasing 16.2% over the five week
trading period.
"We continue to develop our pipeline and are currently on site
at our fifth development in FY17 which will take the estate to 67
sites. We remain positive for the future prospects of the
Group."
19 January 2017
* Like-for-like sales are defined as total retail sales from
bars that have been trading continuously from the same selling
space for at least 12 months.
For further information:
Revolution Bars Group plc T: 0161 331 3708
Mark McQuater, CEO
Chris Chambers, CFO
Instinctif Partners T: 020 7457 2020
Justine Warren / Matthew Smallwood
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