G A Chester Friday, 30th September, More on: MKS has long been a quintessential representative of the British high street, and its shares sit in the portfolios of many small private investors. However, the performance of those shares has been lacklustre for a long time. Indeed, they were trading higher than today 20 years ago. Brief periods of revival have always fizzled out.

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The Motley Fool respects your privacy! Please read our Privacy Statement. Food store openings are continuing apace, which is just as well, because like-for-like food sales turned negative in the latest quarter — something of a concern.

The latest quarter saw yet more dire numbers, with sales down 8. I think two decades of underperformance is sufficient to merit selling the shares and looking elsewhere for long-term returns. Premium bars company Eclectic Bars did a reverse takeover of Brighton Pier LSE: The enlarged AIM-listed group today released annual results for its financial year ended 26 June.

The business is back on track, following various management actions, after a difficult time the previous year. The post-acquisition balance sheet is decent with strong cash flows to come, and I like the look of the business.

It could be a great long-term growth prospect and the shares appear very buyable to me at their current level.

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