All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 6
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NewsOperators announce full or partial closures for Queen’s funeral
Most operators announced they will reopen after the funeral service, while a few will remain closed all day on 19 September
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NewsOperators take individual approaches in paying tribute to HM the Queen
Operators across the sector have taken markedly different approaches to paying tribute to the Queen on the day of her funeral
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NewsWetherspoon to slash prices to highlight tax disparity
Pubs across will be cutting the price of all food and drink by 7.5% next Thursday to show the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction
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Analysis & InsightEnergy crisis: ‘Price rises cannot be completely avoided’
As utility costs force even viable businesses to the brink of collapse, MCA speaks to the leaders of JD Wetherspoon, Admiral Taverns, Pizza Hut UK and Fulham Shore about how they’re coping
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InterviewsWetherspoons’ Tim Martin: Get rid of the tariffs and Brexit works
For all the trouble it’s caused, leaving the EU was right, the founder and chairman of the pub chain tells The Sunday Times
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NewsJDW promises to keep pubs open
JD Wetherspoon has promised it will keep its 851 pubs and 57 hotels trading at their normal openings, despite the impact of rising energy prices
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NewsWetherspoon most visited licensed brand in hospitality
JDW is the most visited licensed brand and the third most visited brand in hospitality, according to the CGA BrandTrack survey
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OpinionTim Martin renews call for tax equality
The JD Wetherspoon chairman said that if pubs are to survive and thrive they need to be treated fairly by the Treasury, and that the big pubcos need to campaign for permanent tax reduction
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Analysis & InsightWetherspoon’s model could impede recovery
Combined with rising costs, its value-led proposition could hamper recovery, analysts said following the operator’s trading update
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InterviewsJDW: ‘We’re in as good a position as we’ve ever been’
Despite a slow recovery, the company is confident trade will bounce back, chairman Tim Martin told MCA
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NewsWetherspoon: ‘recovery more laborious than anticipated’
Despite an improvement in sales since the last quarter, the company announced it is yet to return to pre-pandemic trading levels
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NewsOpenings of the week
D&D London, JD Wetherspoon and Tim Hortons feature in MCA’s roundup of the latest openings news this week
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NewsTim Martin: ‘Oldies like me won’t stay in forever’
The Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales growth at Lloyds was being driven by younger consumers less concerned about Covid
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NewsWetherspoon faces ‘considerable pressure on costs’
The pub company reported like-for-like sales in Q3 were down 4%, though said sales were improving
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NewsJDW pushing coffee and breakfasts to boost sales
Chairman Tim Martin told MCA the pub company was looking to boost breakfast sales with its coffee offer, which includes refills and is priced lower than the average pre-pandemic price
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NewsTim Martin: Post-lockdown boom hasn’t materialised
Despite a return to more normal trading patterns, the Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales have been slow to recover
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NewsJDW like-for-likes down +15% in Q2
JD Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin said the company would be loss-making in H1, but hoped that the end of restrictions would contribute to a much stronger second half
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NewsWetherspoon’s founder Tim Martin says British boardrooms are ‘havens of wokery’
The pubs boss told the Mail on Sunday There is “too much virtue-signalling” and too little attention to more important fiduciary duties
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NewsJDW appoints employee directors to board
JD Wetherspoon has appointed four employees to its board in an effort to boost its business by having additional ‘pub experience’ at board at a senior level.
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NewsTim Martin: ‘Predictions for profits are hazardous’
JD Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim Martin has hit out at the government’s “radical changes of direction”, stating the implications of further restrictions could lead to a loss-making first half.