Tom’s “lie”4 Feb 2021 09:11
The “lie” he now points to - that no store sales were included in the interims, despite previous comment on how they had exceeded expectations - has one very simple possible explanation.
It relates to the difference between sales TO and sales BY retailers.
Having spent most of my career in FMCG, when a company wants to conduct a quantitative test, often the goods involved are provided FOC to the outlets concerned as a way of compensating for their trouble with an “unknown” proposition that may not sell well and takes up shelf space for the duration of the test.
It would not surprise me at all if this was the case here, especially if wrapped up as part of the the overall deal whereby Schrader family bought RP’s option shares to become major shareholders.