All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 2
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NewsSales continue to improve at Wetherspoons
Like-for-like sales were up 10% in the second half of FY24, while reveue grew by 8% to £991m. Chairman Tim Martin said pubs were generating 50% more sales than ten years ago, with ambitions to grow the estate to 1,000
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NewsWetherspoon selling pints for as little as £1.99 this St Patrick’s Day
The popular pub chain has several deals for those celebrating the Irish holiday, with a traditional pint of Guinness for just £2.99
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NewsWetherspoon hits back against ‘ongoing decline’ claim
The pubco characterised the statement as ’absurd’ after a TimeOut article claimed the company is in ‘ongoing decline’
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InterviewsWetherspoon: ‘It’s a people thing’
Sir Tim Martin tells MCA about plans to get beer gardens in every Wetherspoons, upgrading food and working conditions, and why it is the most popular pub brand among young people
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NewsWetherspoon continues to outperform market
Like-for-like sales were 15.2% up in December 2023, with double-digit growth in the 25 weeks to 21 January 2024
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NewsWetherspoon partners with Haven
The first pub under the new agreement will open at Haven Primrose Valley Holiday Park in North Yorkshire in March
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InterviewsWetherspoon: ‘The older generation is back’
The pub operator, which reported like-for-like growth of 9.5%, expects a pattern of improved trading to continue, chairman Tim Martin tells MCA
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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”