Mr. Adam
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MEDMEN RELEASES PRELIMINARY FOURTH QUARTER 2018 SYSTEMWIDE RETAIL REVENUE RESULTS
Medmen
Enterprises Inc. has released its unaudited systemwide retail revenue
for its fiscal 2018 fourth quarter ended June 30, 2018. Across the
company's operations in California, Nevada and New York, systemwide
retail revenue was $19.2-million (U.S.) ($25.2-million). The company is
expected to post its audited fiscal 2018 full year results in October.
Strong systemwide retail revenue for the quarter is primarily
attributable to Medmen's stores in Southern California's recreational
market. Excluding its Abbot Kinney store, which opened in early June of
this year, the company's other seven retail locations reported a combined
$17.4-million (U.S.) in revenue ($22.8-million), with an average retail
markup over wholesale of 90 per cent. These seven locations saw 94,000 new customers
and nearly 130,000 returning customers, with an average spend per
transaction of $77.76 (U.S.) ($102.09), operating at an annualized per
square foot revenue of $6,541 (U.S.) ($8,470). By comparison, according to
CoStar, the average sales per square foot for an Apple store is
approximately $5,546 (U.S.) ($7,282) and approximately $2,951 (U.S.) ($3,875)
for Tiffany & Co stores.
Medmen continued to expand its operations in Nevada, successfully
opening its first branded store in downtown Las Vegas in July and
recently won approval to operate a second location near the Hard Rock
Hotel, the Thomas and Mack Center, and McCarran International Airport,
set to open in October.
"Retail is the key to the fast-evolving cannabis industry. It is where
brands are built and where the margins can be maintained," said Adam
Bierman, Medmen chief executive officer and co-founder. "The rapid
revenue growth in our California stores, only six months into
recreational sales, is a solid reflection of our continued execution of
our business thesis. We will remain focused on our strategy and the kind
of growth that generates long-term value for our shareholders."
In conjunction with its growing retail footprint, Medmen's strategy is
to complement its operations in every market with robust vertical
integration with the objective of better margins and overall control of
the supply chain. During the fourth quarter, the company opened its
Project Mustang, a 45,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art cultivation and
manufacturing facility in northern Nevada. The same factory design is
currently being built in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., with completion
scheduled for early 2019. The company plans to build the same factories
in New York, where it currently holds one of 10 medical marijuana
licences, and, if it closes its proposed acquisition, near Orlando,
Fla. Medmen announced in July that it had entered into a definitive
agreement to purchase a Florida licence holder with a cultivation
facility and rights to open 25 stores in that state.
About Medmen Enterprises Inc.
Medmen Enterprises is a leading cannabis company in the United States with assets
and operations across the country. Based in Los Angeles, Medmen brings
expertise and capital to the cannabis industry and is one of the
nation's largest financial supporters of progressive marijuana laws.
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