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Patisserie Valerie - Fast roll-out of posh cake shops

January 2015

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During the 1980s, niche retailers were all the rage. Even now, after many ups and downs, the concept of a retailer rolling out a successful niche format still has the power to grip everyone’s imagination. But the problem is that there are not a great many quoted companies to choose from. Most investors also recognize that the UK is only able to hold a certain number of units before saturation sets in.But one share that is small and growing apace is Patisserie Valerie (CAKE; 255p), a posh cake shop chain run by a talented individual, Luke Johnson. Johnson, of course, was the name behind Pizza Express, a former investment analyst who reversed a small pizza chain into a quoted shell company. It had just 12 units and subse ...

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