Finance – Page 238
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NewsMcDonald’s sales continue to struggle
McDonald’s continued to struggle during November, with global comparable sales down 2.2%, despite a positive performance in the UK
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Analysis & Insight
Gift card and voucher sales up 9% in Q3
New research has shown that gift card and voucher sales grew 9% in the third quarter of 2014 with online sales growing even sharper.
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Analyst corner: Brumby on pub asset valuations
On the back of the annual pub valuation report from property advisor Fleurets, leading analyst Mark Brumby says that the market is now much more nuanced
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M&C20 outperforms wider market
The M&C20 outperformed the All-Share index again this week as the wider market was slightly held back by oil price drops and the Autumn Statement
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Weight Partners acquires Rileys Sports Bar
Rileys Sport Bars, the 43-strong snooker-and-pool-hall business, has been bought out of administration by private equity firm Weight Partners Capital
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NewsRuth & Robinson fund nears capacity
The current round of fundraising by the Imbiba Partnership for new Brooklyn-inspired concept – Ruth & Robinson – is close to capacity
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NewsAnalyst corner: Brumby on Greene King
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital has said that Greene King’s H1 numbers were just a shade disappointing
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Analyst corner: Brumby on trading and Black Friday
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital on trading, Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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Carlsberg renews deal to be Arsenal official beer partner
Carlsberg UK has signed a deal to continue as Arsenal’s official beer partner for another three years.
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NewsAG Barr Q3 revenue down 0.6%
AG Barr, the soft drinks producer, saw revenue fall by 0.6% on a like-for-like basis for the 18 weeks to 30 November 2014.
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Analysis & Insight
New ONS figures show fall in spend on restaurants, pubs and hotels
The annual survey of household budgets by the Office for National Statistics has shown that people are spending less on alcohol, restaurants visits and hotel stays.
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NewsSpirit Leased launches ‘little box of big deals’
Spirit Leased has said its new initiative will offer its licensees the same purchasing power as a managed house.
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NewsWest Berkshire Brewery confirms new EIS launch
West Berkshire Brewery has confirmed it is to launch a new Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fundraising drive to raise £4m to relocate to a bigger production site
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NewsFY turnover at Pho set to hit £14m
Pho, the highly-rated Vietnamese fast-casual concept led by Stephen and Juliette Wall, is on track to report turnover of £14m in its current financial year
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NewsBridgepoint in exclusive talks to acquire ASK & Zizzi
Bridgepoint is understood to be in exclusive talks to acquire ASK Italian and Zizzi from Gondola Group, in a deal believed to be valued at c£225m
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NewsAll Star Lanes posts FY loss due to defalcation
All Star Lanes reported a pre-tax loss of £1.84m in the year to 29 December 2013, a period in which it identified losses due to defalcation
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NewsThree PE firms left in the bidding for TGI
Charterhouse Capital Partners is one of three private equity groups left in the running to acquire the UK arm of TGI Friday’s
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Analyst corner: Sahill Shan on Marston’s
Sahill Shan of N + 1 Singer has reinforced his Buy recommendation for Marston’s.
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NewsRecovery begins for M&C20
In what was a fairly busy week for leisure company reports, the M&C20 was up 30 points to 1,217 outperforming the All Share Index which saw a 0.1% decline to 1,039 points, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital
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Marston’s signs £6m deal with Sainsbury’s for two new sites
Marston’s has agreed a deal with Sainsbury’s to buy two sites for new Two for One pub/restaurants in Staffordshire.