All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 2
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InterviewsAt 68, Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has no plans to retire
The Daily Mail interviews JDW chairman Tim Martin about retirement, his political views, and the future of the pub chain
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InterviewsJDW: ‘Success comes from trying to improve all components’
Chairman Tim Martin tells MCA Wetherspoons’ core older customers who were slow to emerge post-lockdown “are now back”
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NewsJDW reports record sales
The pubco has seen like-for-like sales up 9.1% in the 13 weeks to 30 April 2023, compared to pre-pandemic, along with its busiest ever Saturday in May
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InterviewsJDW: ‘We’re keen to be as competitive as possible’
The pub company is unlikely to implement major price rises despite focusing on innovating its drinks offer, chairman Tim Martin tells MCA
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NewsWetherspoons’ row with AB InBev could jeopardise supply of Stella Artois
The legal row lifts the lid on a pricing dispute between one the UK’s largest pub chains and the world’s biggest brewer, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsJDW: like-for-like sales up amid ‘ferocious’ inflationary pressures
Like-for-like (lfl) sales were up 5% vs FY19, with a revenue of £916m for the 26 weeks ended 29 January
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NewsJDW donates to healthcare provider as part of apprenticeship levy
The pub chain has donated £200,000 to home healthcare provider Cera to fund frontline healthcare apprenticeships
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NewsDirectors’ Deals: Wetherspoons founder Tim Martin tops up
Chairman Tim Martin buys 2.6m shares after 40% fall in the value of the pub company’s shares over the past 12 months, the FT reports
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NewsWetherspoon struggles to offload venues
The pub operator has only sold a handful of the 35 venues it has put up for sale, amid nervousness over the cost of living crisis and uncertain market conditions
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NewsTim Martin: ‘We’ll get back to pre-pandemic prosperity’
The JD Wetherspoon chairman told MCA the business was still being impacted by the concerns of older customers about coming out and a change in consumer habits
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NewsWetherspoon's sales down on pre-pandemic levels
Like-for-like sales at the pub company were 0.7% lower in the 25 weeks to 22 January 2023, compared to the period immediately before the pandemic, and 2% lower in the past 12 weeks.
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NewsJD Wetherspoon announces January sale
The pub operator is dropping prices across its menus over the first half of this month, including draught beers and ciders, spirits, soft drinks and Lavazza coffee as well as several breakfast dishes
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NewsWetherspoon announces more closures
Three more pubs will close in the coming weeks, in addition to the 29 already up for sale
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Vapiano, JDW, Fridays and Chopstix
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NewsEgg shortage sees them dropped from some menus
JD Wetherspoon has been forced to take eggs off the menu on some of its breakfast dishes due to a national shortage, with retailers rationing supplies
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NewsWetherspoon to open new £3m pub at The O2
JD Wetherspoon has announced it will be investing almost £3m in a new pub called The Stargazer at the London entertainment venue
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NewsJD Wetherspoon confirms further pub disposals
The pub operator has appointed CBRE and Savills to sell seven further pubs, in addition to the 32 already on the market.
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NewsJDW sees like-for-like growth above 2019 levels
The pub company achieved a 9.6% increase in like-for-like (lfl) sales in the first 14 weeks of the financial year, versus 2021 figures, with lfl growth of 0.4% on 2019 levels.
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NewsJDW appoints new nomination committee chair
Ben Thorne joins as chair of the pub company’s nomination committee, taking over from Sir Richard Beckett, who retires from the board on 17 November 2022.
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OpinionSunak best choice for PM, argues JDW’s Tim Martin
Tim Martin examines the effects of political chaos on the bond markets, arguing that Sunak is best placed to take the helm