All Revolution Bars Group articles
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NewsRevolution Bars Group is back in the black
The group turned around a £26.3m loss in 2021 to report a profit before tax of £2.1m in the 52 weeks to 2 July 2022, but recent sales have been hit by falling consumer confidence
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Revolution Bars Group acquires Peach Pub Company
The operator of the Revolution and Revolucion de Cuba brands has acquired the 21-strong operator of premium food-led pubs for a consideration of £16.5m as it looks to diversify its growth strategy.
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Revolution Bars Group ‘in great shape’
The business reported full year like-for-like sales growth of 1.3% across its 56 English bars, in line with expectations
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Melting pot: Footfall fluctuates amid heatwave
Hospitality operators have reported a mixed picture in terms of footfall during the heatwave. Featuring commentary from D&D London, Revolution Bars, Stonegate, McMullens, Various Eateries and Rekom UK
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Revolution confident of beating market expectations
Revolution Bars Group has said that following strong trading over the Jubilee Bank Holiday its board is confident of delivering adjusted EBITDA of +£10m
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Revolution announces first new openings in four years
Revolution venues in Exeter and Preston will open with a combined investment of £3.5m
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Video: Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2022
Watch highlights from MCA’s prestigious annual awards held at The Guildhall last month, where leaders of the sector came together to celebrate for the first time in three years
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Revolution investing £2m to lift pay above minimum
The bar group said the initiative formed one of many commitments it was making to try and improve its attractiveness as a place to work, as well as to reward and retain existing staff
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KPMG fined over Revolution audit errors
The firm was severely reprimanded by the Financial Reporting Council for breaching standards in its audits of Revolution for the 2015/2016 financial years
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Revolution announces two new senior hires
The bar group has appointed a new brand operations director and head of growth and digital as it looks to kick-start its pipeline expansion
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Revolution: ‘Growth strategy shows a real signal of intent’
Revolution Bars Group is looking to increase the size of its 67-strong estate by 10% over the next 18 months, following a four-year gap in new site acquisitions, chief executive Rob Pitcher has told MCA.
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Revolution demonstrates ‘renewed confidence’
The bars group achieved EBITDA of £12.2m in the 26 weeks to 1 January 2022, just shy of the £12.8m it achieved two years previously
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Analysis & Insight
Revolution in strong position to ramp up expansion
Strong like-for-like sales in restriction free trading periods coupled with less competition in the late night sector puts Revolution in a favourable position, analyst Peel Hunt believes
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Interviews
Hero Award: Revolution hails flexible, enthusiastic head of safety
In the first of a series of articles profiling nominees for MCA’s Hero of the Year at the Retailers’ Retailer Awards, we speak to Revolution Bars Group CFO Danielle Davies about her pick, Mike Buckley
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Revolution: ‘We are in a position to grow our estate again’
CEO Rob Pitcher told MCA the group has cash in the bank and five sites in negotiations
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Revolution’s Christmas parties rebook for New Year
Despite seeing cancellations, Revolution Bars Group had a mostly strong second half of 2021, with like-for-like sales from July-November +14% versus two years ago.
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Revolution's new brands are 'definitely scalable’
Revolution believes its two new concepts have legs to grow as the bar group hits “the sweet spot” in terms of its offering, CEO Rob Pitcher told MCA.
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Revolution to launch fourth brand
The news came with the announcement for annual pre-tax loss of £26.3m compared with a loss last time of £31.7m in the 53 weeks to 3 July.
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Revolution reports same site sales growth of 17%
The Q1 trading performance was “well ahead” of the expectations, with controlled costs resulting in “good profit generation” from these sales.
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Revolution anticipates ‘rapid recovery’
Revolution Bars Group reports that trading since 17 May is now up to 86% against the same period in 2019 when there were no Covid restrictions.
