All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 24
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Q3 lfls up 3.8% at JDW
JD Wetherspoon has this morning reported that like-for-like sales increased by 3.8% in the 13 weeks to 24 April 2016
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NewsMartin: Brexit would have no impact on JDW
Tim Martin, chairman and founder of JD Wetherspoon, has vowed to maintain staff perks and bonuses despite having to fork out extra cash for the national living wage
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Rollo: M&B may need to switch to a new strategy
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo has said that if Phil Urban, the new M&B chief executive, is unable to improve performance, he thinks the board could consider some more radical options
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Analysis & Insight
Inside track: How leaving the EU would impact pubs
Writing for MCA’s sister title The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, Adam Bernstein takes a look at some of the key areas that would affect the pub sector if the British public votes to leave the European Union, and how a rejection of the continent could shape the landscape for pub operators in years to come
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OpinionNLW: It's not just the economics, stupid
The national living wage (NLW) may have come into force this month, but its impact on the sector is far from clear yet. With any resulting boost to consumer spending yet to filter through, operators know the timing of price rises to mitigate the NLW effect must be handled cautiously. ...
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NewsAmber Taverns buys three JDW pubs
Amber Taverns has exchanged on a three-strong package of pubs from JD Wetherspoon.
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NewsAmber secures £25m growth funding
Amber Taverns has secured £25m in further financing to fund growth and announced like-for-like sales up 3% for the year to 31 January, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMartin: Disposals, profit growth and new VAT campaign
JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman, Tim Martin, has told MCA the company’s refusal to segment its offer is now limiting its growth potential.
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ALMR and BBPA unite to front VAT campaign
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) are to unite to lead the campaign for a reduction in VAT for pubs and restaurants.
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NewsPavli to head up Punch’s Mercury Pubs arm
Punch has re-structured its turnaround division, which has been renamed Mercury Pubs and is now headed by Paul Pavli, MCA understands.
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City investors urge sector to curb antibiotic supply chain use
A group of senior City investors have written to leading eating and drinking out companies urging them to take immediate action to reduce antibiotic use in their meat and poultry supply chains.
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NewsMartin revises down JDW growth targets
Tim Martin has revised his target for the potential size of the JD Wetherspoon estate, now suggesting it could grow by fewer than 500 extra sites.
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NewsHawthorn launches managed division with 11 JDW pubs
Hawthorn Leisure, the Avenue Capital-backed pub operator, has acquired 11 pubs from JD Wetherspoon, which will be its first fully manged sites.
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Analysis & Insight
Operators criticised for Twitter response times
Restaurants and hotels have been criticised for taking too long to reply to Tweets sent by customers and giving a poor quality response when they do
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Analysis & InsightHad their fill?
Did the recovery in the wider economy mean that timing was always against Red Hot World Buffet emerging from the swathe of all-you-can-eat buffet operators that sprung up during the downturn? At the same time, Mark Wingett looks at the upcoming change at the top at Young’s and whether anyone will take up the challenge of unlocking the potential of Loch Fyne from Greene King.
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Moonshine Bars acquires Old Monk
Moonshine Bars has secured a third site in the capital for a new German-influenced Beerhaus format.
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Collyer: Will BEPS changes hit pubcos?
Leading analyst Geof Collyer, of Deutsche Bank, has highlighted a key area of the budget for pub groups.
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Collyer: JDW - few if any catalysts for near term performance
Leading analyst Geof Collyer at Deutsche Bank has said that JD Wetherspoon is still relatively expensive versus peer group
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OpinionPubco Galacticos know it’s all to play for
The pub sector is emerging from a period of significant transition with difficult decisions taken by some of the biggest players in the sector on the fundamental nature of their businesses. The work on the training ground has now been completed and it is time for the sector to deliver results. In June MCA introduces a brand new event – THE Pub Conference – in which these themes will be discussed by the Pubco Galacticos – Greene King’s Rooney Anand; Enterprise Inns’ Simon Townsend; Punch’s Duncan Garrood and Marston’s Ralph Findlay. Here MCA examines the opportunities and challenges facing each, and what it means for the eating and drinking out sector.