Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
(Operator instructions). Your first question comes from the line of Paul Lejuez, Credit Suisse.
Paul Lejuez -- Credit Suisse
Hey, guys.
Mike Robinson
Good morning, Paul.
Paul Lejuez -- Credit Suisse
Couple of questions. The mature center comp looks like got a little bit worse in the second quarter. When can we expect or when do you expect, that that number starts to improve? Not to say that it goes positive, but when does it get less negative?
Mike Robinson
I'll comment first, and then let Bahram expand on it. It did get a little bit worse from the first quarter. And fairly tough comparisons as you look at how we performed overall for the first three quarters of last year. So I think the improvement that where we would see it starting to trend generally is going to be later third quarter into the fourth quarter.
Paul Lejuez -- Credit Suisse
Got you. And then Bahram, just wondering how active you are looking at acquisition opportunities? Have there been more opportunities than usual presented to you in the recent months given the economic conditions?
Bahram Akradi
Well, we have been strictly focused on internal operations, getting the systems more homogenous, making sure that the cost of marketing and acquisition versus the enrolment fees are in place, making sure that dues revenue is growing and the average dues is growing. So I've been very, very focused on internal measures, cost control and we haven't really focused on looking or thinking about acquisitions. I personally, speaking just for myself, don't believe our stock price s at a point, where we would want to use that to do any acquisition and therefore really hasn't been something we have paid any attention to at this time. However, when all the internal measures are in order, the same-store sales, dues sequentially are starting to improve, and then we have to kind of start being prepared for taking advantage of opportunities out there. And there are some to answer your question. But we haven't even focused on it.
Paul Lejuez -- Credit Suisse
Got you. And then last, how has the retention been with the 26 year old and under customers that you've been bringing in? Are these guys sticking around?
Mike Robinson
Yes, the data we have to-date shows that there's no difference in that retention from what we've experienced in the past. Now, it's a relatively short time period since we've introduced that so I don't think that we've got tried and true and tested data. It's really going to be more important to look at that over a two year, three year period. But so far we're not seeing any significant difference.
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