All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 3
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NewsWetherspoon sees continued ‘gradual improvement’ in trading
Like-for-like sales were ahead of the market and up 9.5% in the first 14 weeks of the year, with inflationary pressures easing
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Analysis & InsightWetherspoon ‘well placed’ to navigate choppy waters
The 826-strong pubco is seeing a resurgence across multiple parts of its offer, including cocktails, wine, breakfast, and coffee, chairman Tim Martin tells MCA
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NewsWetherspoon returns to pre-pandemic strength
The 826-strong pubco has reported revenue of £1,926m in FY23, beyond FY19 levels and driven by like-for-like growth across food, drink, and accommodation
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NewsJDW to sell a further 11 pubs
The properties, a mix of 10 freeholds and one leasehold unit, are located in town and city centre locations across England and Wales
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NewsWetherspoons to slash prices in VAT campaign
Chairman Tim Martin argues pubs are subsidising supermarket’s cheap alcohol prices due to the unfair burden of VAT
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NewsJDW's Tim Martin criticises Daily Mail for 'alarmist' claims
The J D Wetherspoon chairman has criticised The Daily Mail for a story about pub closures, calling it “inaccurate and alarmist”
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InterviewsWetherspoon: ‘Big city centres are really rocking’
Chairman Tim Martin tells MCA that city centres have been major contributors to recent strong trading, along with food being an “ever bigger contributor” to sales
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NewsWetherspoon reports ‘continued improvement in sales’
The pub operator expects profits for the current financial year to be in line with market expectations, and an “improved outcome” for FY24
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Hargreaves Lansdown: JDW widening appeal should provide resilience
JDW’s widening demographic should provide resilience as its value perception helps it through headwinds, according to analysts
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InterviewsTim Martin: My successor won’t be a loudmouth like me
The Wetherspoons chairman, speaking on a panel alongside Ian Payne and Bob Ivell at MCA’s Pub Conference, said succession planing was one of the hardest thing to do in business
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InterviewsJDW’s Tim Martin: ‘There’s no limit to price of pint’
Speaking to Andrew Marr on LBC, the chairman of the pub operator said that pints would “quite probably” go up to £8 and that even high prices were possible.
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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