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Marston's slides to loss but cheers strong Christmas bookings

The company is now targeting a 2 per cent margin improvement in the medium term
December 5, 2023
  • New chief executive
  • Christmas bookings improve

Annual results from Marston's (MARS) were released less than three weeks after the pub operator confirmed that chief executive Andrew Andrea would stand down with immediate effect. Justin Platt, the former Merlin Entertainments chief strategy officer who will take the reins in January, has a significant task on his hands to rejuvenate the share price, which is stuck far below pre-pandemic levels. 

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