Average sales hit a record £106,000 per venue across its 19 locations during the peak December week as total sales reached £2m.
Sales were also boosted by the opening of three new flagship sites in a five-week spell during October and November.
The group opened Manahatta cocktail bars in Edinburgh and Nottingham, plus a BOX sports venue in Sheffield, south Yorkshire, with the three debut venues recording average sales of £117,000 per week, in the peak Christmas trading week in December.
Best sales at many sites
The momentous month saw five of the company’s other locations record their best sales weeks – in the seven-day slot beginning on 9 December – while a further 12 venues recorded their best sales days so far during the period too.
Co-founder and CEO Martin Wolstencroft said: “We are absolutely thrilled with this performance, which is testament to the hard work, passion and commitment of our incredible teams.
“To see our business open three large-scale bars in the run-up to the critical December trading period and then to deliver this level of sales is an extraordinary achievement.
“These figures were delivered alongside our best-ever NPS scores and we are also seeing record retention among our teams.
Proud and grateful
“It’s the culmination of a very positive year and the amazing hard work of our teams – which makes me incredibly proud and grateful.”
Wolstencroft added the performance was all the more remarkable given it came amid some significant trading challenges during the period, including several bouts of adverse weather conditions and transport cancellations.
A debut site in Liverpool is Arc Inspirations’ next target, which is expected to open later this year. The group, which is backed by BGF, has also lined up an opening in Cardiff and a second venue in Edinburgh, both of which it expects to launch in the next 12 to 18 months.
The group continues to review opportunities to launch in London.
