UK pub group Marston's Christmas bookings ahead of last year
25/11/2025 07:56
Nov 25 (Reuters) - Pub group Marston's MARS.L on Tuesday beat annual profit expectations, and said it was heading into the crucial holiday season with Christmas bookings 11% ahead of last year, buoyed by a slate of events expected to drive footfall at its sites. The British company posted an underlying pretax profit of 72.1 million pounds ($94.54 million) for the year ended September 27, while analysts were expecting 69.9 million pounds, according to a company-compiled consensus. ($1 = 0.7627 pounds) (Reporting by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com;))