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Revolution Bars - Up for it!

Despite late-night, city-centre hospitality being at the sharp end of the pandemic, Revolution Bars Group (RBG) looks to have made the best of a bad situation. While the half to December 2020 (RBG’s H121) saw the loss of 55% of trading days and sales down 73%, improved estate quality (exit from eight underperforming sites out of 74) and rental concessions have been accompanied by digital enhancement (150% y-o-y higher Revs App usage) and financial restructuring (current liquidity headroom of c £10m). Strong bookings for 17 May onwards from RBG’s target young adults, arguably at lower risk from COVID-19, and the prospect of a benign environment reinforce management confidence in continued group revitalisation, which was starting to pay off ahead of the pandemic.
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Revolution Bars Group

Revolution Bars Group is an operator of premium bars. Co. has two brands, Revolution and Revolucion de Cuba. As of July 1 2017, Co. traded from an estate of 69 bars located predominantly in town or city center high streets. Co.'s bars focus on a premium drinks and food-led offering and typically trade from late morning through to late evening.

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Edison Investment Research
Edison Investment Research

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Kate Heseltine

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