- Transaction Brings Leading Dispensary as well as Two Retail Licenses and Two Additional Retail Sites Under Development in Southern California
- Company to Expand Delivery Service from New Southern California Operations
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unrivaled Brands,today announced that the Company has executed a definitive agreement to acquire People’s First Choice, which operates an existing dispensary in Santa Ana, California, and has licenses for two locations with retail sites planned in two additional locations, making five locations in total. Pursuant to the agreement, Unrivaled will take full control of the Santa Ana Dispensary operations and will receive all economic benefits starting September 1, 2021.
We believe the Santa Ana Dispensary is one of the largest and most prominent licensed dispensaries in California, and experiences greater than 1,000 average transactions per day. The facility is highly visible from the Costa Mesa Freeway, ideally located next to the off-ramp, and offers in-store kiosks and online ordering for express pickup or delivery. In addition, People’s holds additional licenses for Los Angeles and Riverside and two retail sites under development in Southern California, all of which are included in the acquisition.
The Company expects to have the Los Angeles and Riverside dispensaries operational by January and March 2022, respectively. In addition to the revenue accruing to the Company starting September 1, 2021, management believes that these two new dispensaries, along with the existing Santa Ana location, will add more than $60 million in new revenues to the Company in 2022. In addition, virtually all of the existing People’s corporate SG&A will be eliminated, increasing cash flow.
Unrivaled’s CEO, Frank Knuettel II, stated, “We are delighted to expand our reach and increase the availability of Unrivaled’s existing brand portfolio to a broader audience of consumers in Southern California. With these highly desirable and well located dispensary locations, we considerably expand our operating footprint and revenue base and have highlighted a number of key operational changes to further increase revenue and cash flow from the Santa Ana dispensary. With the close of the acquisition, we will be one of the few companies with strong retail footprints in both Northern and Southern California, and we are one step closer to establishing ourselves as one of the preeminent cannabis operations in California.”
About Unrivaled Brands
Unrivaled Brands is a multi-state vertically integrated company focused on the cannabis sector with operations in California, Oregon, and Nevada. In California, Unrivaled Brands operates three dispensaries, a state-wide distribution network, company-owned brands, and a cultivation facility, and has two additional cultivation facilities and a dispensary under development. In Oregon, we operate a state-wide distribution network and company-owned brands. In Nevada, by way of a joint venture, Unrivaled Brands operates a cultivation and manufacturing facility. Unrivaled Brands is home to Korova, the market leader in high potency products across multiple product categories, currently available in California, Oregon, Arizona, and Oklahoma, as well as Sticks and Cabana.
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