21 July 2026 - 54.35p
We tipped shares in the pub operator Marston's in May at 47p as we felt that the company would be a beneficiary of increased business over the World Cup. Today's trading statement has confirmed that we were correct with England matchdays delivering like-for-like growth of 22% with Grandstand pubs doing particularly well. However, all the new pub formats performed well. In the 42 week period to 18 July the group saw like-for-like sales fall 1.6% with soft off peak demand offsetting strong growth at peak times. Nevertheless, the . . .
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