All Marston’s articles
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Analysis & InsightMarston’s targets expansion of 'sports lover's dream' Grandstand concept
CEO Justin Platt says the pub group’s five new concepts, each one targeted at a different core consumer demographic, present a ‘real growth opportunity’ going into the new financial year
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NewsMarston’s achieves significant uplift in profit before tax
The 1,300-strong pub group reported a 71.3% in profit before tax of £72.1m for the 52 weeks to 27 September 2025 – up from £42.1m for the same period in 2024, although total revenue dipped slightly over the period.
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NewsMarston’s launches first training academy in women’s prison
The pub group has launched a hospitality training academy within HMP Styal, as part of its target to increase the number of ex-offender graduates employed across its pubs by 25% over the next 12 months.
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NewsMarston’s delivers ‘strong profit growth’
Underlying profit before tax for FY2025 is forecast to beat expectations of £67.2m, with like-for-like sales growth of 1.6%
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NewsMarston’s on track for strong Q4
The pub group anticipates strong trading, supported by a pipeline of demand-driving events, the rollout of order & pay, and ongoing revenue management initiatives
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InterviewsMarston’s: ‘We are laser focused on productivity’
Labour efficiency, the use of technology and a focus on staff retention are just some of the ways operators are dealing with the influx of extra labour costs, MCA’s Pub Conference heard.
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NewsMarston’s launches new family pub concept
The pub group will refurbish existing sites to include new family-focused spaces, play areas, games, craft activities, confectionary bars, and special events
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NewsMarston’s appoints new CFO
Stephen Hopson, former of Mitchells & Butlers and Molson Coors, will succeed Hayleigh Lupino as CFO of the pub group this September
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Event NewsPub Conference: panel to address workforce resilience and retention
As rising labour costs and talent shortages challenge hospitality, leaders at MCA’s Pub Conference will examine how operators are building and nurturing resilient teams
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InterviewsMarston’s: ‘We’re very much in delivery mode’
The group is making good progress on its long-term strategy, by rolling out new formats, offers, and demand-driving events, according to CEO Justin Platt
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NewsMarston’s profitability and debt reduction remain on track
The 1,333-strong pub operator also delivered a 2.9% uplift in like-for-like sales in H1 2025, increasing to 10.5% over the past five weeks
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NewsMarston’s launches new Grandstand sports pub concept
The concept aims to bring a stadium-style atmosphere and state-of-the-art technology to local pubs
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NewsHayleigh Lupino to step down as Marston’s CFO
Lupino will remain with Marston’s as CFO and an executive director until October 2025 to ensure a smooth transition while her successor is appointed
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NewsMarston’s reports ‘solid’ quarter
The pub operator reported like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to 18 January 2025 up +2.0%, with poor weather conditions in November and January
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NewsMarston’s announces price rises
The price of a pint has increased by approximately 10p, with varying price rises across the country
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InterviewsMarston’s: ‘2024 was a seminal year’
The pub group does not see pricing as its primary tool to mitigate labour cost increases, instead focusing on driving visit frequency and revenue, according to CEO Justin Platt
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NewsMarston’s ‘outpacing market’ under new strategy
CEO Justin Platt said 2024 had been “transformational”, with the sale of the remainder of its brewing operating giving it greater financial flexibility and strategic focus
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Analysis & InsightMarston’s has potential to outperform market
The pub group has shown solid progress over the year, “beating street expectations on all fronts” – trading momentum, margin expansion and de-leveraging, according to analyst JP Morgan Cazenove.
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NewsMarston’s outlines new strategy
As a focussed pub operator, Marston’s will invest in five distinct pub formats to drive higher profit margins, and with the potential for refinancing to deliver suplus cash
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NewsMarston’s to set out pure-play hospitality strategy
Chief executive Justin Platt said Marston’s was ”embarking on a new and exciting chapter” and would lay out its five pillar strategy at a Capital Markets Day later today.