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Ten Entertainment - Like-for-like sales accelerate

November 2023

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The structural shift in consumer spending towards low-cost family entertainment has lasted throughout the Pandemic and beyond and ten pin bowling operator Ten Entertainment, has seen its forecasts significantly upgraded. As recently as 18 months ago brokers were expecting eps of 19.9p for the year ending December 23 but these have lifted to 32.1p. Most recent trading shows like-for-like sales increasing 12.8% in the 10 weeks to 10th September, up from just 1.6% in H1, helped by the unseasonal cool and wet weather in July and August, putting it well on track to meet expectations. Ten was originally part of the sprawling Allied Leisure empire, which spanned bars, fast-food outlets and ten-pin bowling alleys around the turn o ...

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