All Wear Inns articles
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NewsFormer Wear Inns portfolio brought to market
The pub group’s 25 sites, comprising 21 freeholds and four long leaseholds, are on the market after it entered into administration in November 2023
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NewsAprirose acquires Wear Inns
Aprirose, the real estate investment company, has further strengthened its presence in the pub sector with the acquisition of Wear Inns for £22.4m
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Wear Inns appoints new MD
Wear Inns, the North East-based pub operator, has appointed Simon Duckworth as managing director on a permanent basis
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Wear Inns could add six pubs in next year
Wear Inns chief executive John Weir has told MCA the group has the firepower to acquire another five or six pubs this year before further investment would be needed.
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Wear Inns acquires Leeds pub
Wear Inns has acquired the Whistlestop pub in Beeston, Leeds, with plans for a £150,000 refurb to improve its food and sport offer.
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Wear Inns examines options to accelerate growth
Wear Inns chief executive John Weir has told MCA the company may look to appoint advisors later this year as it seeks ways to accelerate its growth rate.
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Wear Inns completes refurbs programmes, eyes growth
Wear Inns has completed its refurbishment programme and is eyeing growth, with offers in on four sites.
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Analysis & Insight
Wear there’s a will…
Wear Inns co-founder John Weir tells James Wallin why he looks to his staff for innovation, how pubs can outmanoeuvre the restaurant sector and about plans to grow to as many as 60 sites
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NewsWear Inns targets growth to 30 sites by January
John Weir, the co-founder and chief executive of Wear Inns, has told M&C the company is now re-focussed on expansion after a series of refurbishments across the estate – with a target of growing to 30 sites by the new year.
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Wear Inns secures £8m refinancing to fund expansion
North East and Yorkshire pub operator Wear Inns has secured a new £8m refinancing deal with Natwest as it seeks to make a series of acquisitions across its heartland.
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Wear Inns praised as one of UK’s fastest growing companies
North East and Yorkshire pub operator Wear Inns has celebrated its inclusion in the Investec Mid-Market 100 list.
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: John Weir, Wear Inns
M&C Report talks to John Weir, managing director of Wear Inns, the pub operator based in the north of England, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Wear Inns reiterates expansion target as FY losses narrow
Wear Inns managing director John Weir has told M&C Report that he’s still targeting a 40-strong estate as the group reiterates its expansion plans
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Wear Inns eyes larger sites
Wear Inns, the 26-strong northern pub operator, is “back on the acquisitions trail” and is looking to buy larger premises, managing director John Weir has told M&C Report
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Wear Inns turnover grows 58%
Wear Inns, the fast-growing northern pub operator, has reported a 58% rise in turnover to £11.8m in the year to 31 March as it grew its estate from 15 to 26 pubs
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Wear Inns gains £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and NVM Private Equity (NVM) have announced they plan to invest £10m into Wear Inns, the North east England-based pub operator, to further aid its growth strategy.BGF has invested £8m and NVM has invested a further £2m into the 15-strong business, which it has backed ...