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Wetherspoons returns to profit as like-for-like sales increase by 13%

06 October 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon has reported profit before tax of £42.6m having seen like-for-like sales rise 12.7% in the 12 months to July 2023.

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JD Wetherspoon puts new group of pubs up for sale

21 September 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon has put a further 11 of its pubs across England and Wales up for sale.

JD Wetherspoon boss criticises media reports over its food and drink prices News

JD Wetherspoon boss criticises media reports over its food and drink prices

18 August 2023 by
Pub closure report causes 'unnecessary alarm' says JD Wetherspoon founder News

Pub closure report causes 'unnecessary alarm' says JD Wetherspoon founder

07 August 2023 by
Plans resubmitted for first JD Wetherspoon pub museum News

Plans resubmitted for first JD Wetherspoon pub museum

28 June 2023 by
JD Wetherspoon boss issues inflation warning as operating costs rise £70m News

JD Wetherspoon boss issues inflation warning as operating costs rise £70m

24 March 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon raises food and drink prices by 7.5% News

JD Wetherspoon raises food and drink prices by 7.5%

09 February 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon has raised its food and drink prices by 7.5% this month off the back[...]

Tim Martin says tax disparity ‘biggest threat’ to hospitality News

Tim Martin says tax disparity ‘biggest threat’ to hospitality

25 January 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has described the disparity in tax between pubs and restaurants and[...]

JD Wetherspoon to put a further seven pubs up for sale News

JD Wetherspoon to put a further seven pubs up for sale

09 November 2022 by

JD Wetherspoon is to put a further seven of its pubs on the market this week[...]

JD Wetherspoon posts £30.4m loss following slow pandemic recovery News

JD Wetherspoon posts £30.4m loss following slow pandemic recovery

07 October 2022 by

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax loss of £30.4m in the 53 weeks to[...]

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JD Wetherspoon puts 32 English pubs up for sale

JD Wetherspoon has put 32 pubs across England on the market."

26 September 2022 by
JD Wetherspoon anticipates ‘break-even’ outcome for profits News

JD Wetherspoon anticipates ‘break-even’ outcome for profits

04 May 2022
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Pub group JD Wetherspoon is anticipating breaking even this financial year as sales slowed and cost increases hit the business.

Wetherspoon ‘will be loss-making’ for first half of financial year, but hopes for stronger second half News

Wetherspoon ‘will be loss-making’ for first half of financial year, but hopes for stronger second half

19 January 2022
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Tim Martin, chair of pub group JD Wetherspoon, has said the company will be loss-making for the first half of its financial year, but hopes that with the ending of restrictions, improved customer confidence and better weather, it will have[...]

Wetherspoon sees sales uplift in large towns and cities News

Wetherspoon sees sales uplift in large towns and cities

10 November 2021 by

JD Wetherspoon has reported that, contrary to some forecasts – including its own – trade has[...]

Wetherspoon swings to a loss – but would keep lower prices if chancellor reduced VAT permanently News

Wetherspoon swings to a loss – but would keep lower prices if chancellor reduced VAT permanently

19 March 2021 by

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax loss of £46.2m in its latest financial results[...]

Tim Martin sells £50m in Wetherspoon shares News

Tim Martin sells £50m in Wetherspoon shares

27 January 2021 by

JD Wetherspoon chair Tim Martin has sold shares worth £50.3m to capitalise on the “significant buying[...]

JD Wetherspoon and Brains to close over 100 Welsh pubs as restrictions hit trade News

JD Wetherspoon and Brains to close over 100 Welsh pubs as restrictions hit trade

04 December 2020 by

Two major pub companies are temporarily closing their sites across Wales after a ban on alcohol[...]

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Tim Martin: changing restrictions are ‘baffling and confusing’

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the changing local and national restrictions are “baffling and confusing” in the company’s first quarter trading update."

11 November 2020 by
JD Wetherspoon reports losses of £34m News

JD Wetherspoon reports losses of £34m

16 October 2020
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JD Wetherspoon has reported pre-tax losses of £34.1m in its preliminary financial results, while chairman Tim Martin said recent changes in regulations mean the outlook for pubs over the remainder of the current financial year “is even more unpredictable”.

JD Wetherspoon reports 17% decline in like-for-like sales since July reopening News

JD Wetherspoon reports 17% decline in like-for-like sales since July reopening

24 August 2020
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JD Wetherspoon has reported a 17% decline in like-for-like food and bar sales since it reopened most of its estate on 4 July.

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