All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 37
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NewsJDW reports lfls up 6.3% for Q1 but sales sales growth slowed in October
JD Wetherspoon has reported a slowdown in sales growth in October, but said like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to 26 October were up 6.3%.
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NewsRejecting JDW's Newcastle levy application would be "unlawful"
The decision by Newcastle City Council to refuse JD Wetherspoon’s application to reduce its hours to dodge the city’s late night levy is likely to be overturned if there is a legal challenge, industry lawyers have claimed
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NewsFrench: JDW a troubling dynamic
Simon French at Cenkos has initiated his coverage of JD Wetherspoon with a Sell recommendation and said that he expects its customers to trade up to casual dining units as their real incomes rise
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NewsM&C20 rises in afterglow of bid speculation
The M&C20 rose 2% this week to 1,221 points, ever so slightly underperforming the 2.1% rise in the wider market which saw the FTSE All-Share end at 1,018 points, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital
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Family brewers moved outside scope of statutory code
Pub companies with fewer than 500 tied pubs will be exempt from the statutory code, Andrew Griffiths MP has told M&C Report.
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NewsJDW fails in bid to cut hours at Newcastle pubs ahead of late-night levy
Newcastle City Council has refused JD Wetherspoon’s attempt to dodge the city’s late-night levy by cutting back its hours at three pubs.
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NewsJack: JDW to maintain momentum
Leading analyst Douglas Jack expects Q1 like-for-like sales at JD Wetherspoon to be up at least 5%, maintaining the momentum the company generated during the first seven weeks
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JDW and Vapiano praised for quality of their toilets
JD Wetherspoon and Vapiano have won recognition for the standards of their toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards 2014.
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Brains appoints new head of pub operations
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer, pub and coffee shop operator, has announced Kris Dungey will join the business as Group Head of Pub Operations from Monday.
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NewsSpirit set to recommend revised Greene King offer
Spirit Pub Company has announced that it is willing to recommend a revised takeover offer from Greene King of approximately 109.5p, which values the company at £723.5m
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Bish to assist VAT Club
Former Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) chief executive Nick Bish has been drafted in to help boost membership of Jacques Borel’s VAT Club
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Analysis & InsightFood quality most important factor for 16-24 year olds
The quality of food is the most important factor for 16-24 year olds in the UK when choosing where to eat
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NewsAnalyst corner: Jamie Rollo on JDW
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Q1 like for like sales growth of c. 5-6% for JD Wetherspoon, in-line with the first six weeks of the quarter.
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JDW to convert Belfast church
JD Wetherspoon has plans to open a new pub in Belfast on the site of a Methodist church on University Street in the Northern Ireland city
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Former JDW director of licensing dies
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has paid tribute to the company’s former director of licensing, David Isaac, who has passed away
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OpinionComing full circle
After more than 11 years writing about the pub industry, M&C Report’s departing deputy editor John Harrington presents his valedictory on a sector that has been through the mill and come out stronger the other side
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NewsStarbucks makes calorie reduction commitment
Starbucks has become the first coffee shop operator to sign the calorie reduction pledge under the Responsibility Deal
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NewsEnterprise begins managed expansion
Enterprise Inns has revealed it will have 10 directly managed sites by mid-November
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JDW hosts international ale festival
JD Wetherspoon will be serving ten real ales from around the world, alongside beers from the UK, during a 17 day festival later this month
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Opinion
Unbranded managed pubs – the ‘Cinderella Segment’
At the ‘Pub Ball’ there has been one ‘Cinderella’ not yet invited. One whose attributes have yet to be fully appreciated but who may achieve recognition and success after a period of obscurity and neglect. This is the area of the smaller, unbranded managed pub, argues advisory firm CBRE