All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 4
-
NewsWetherspoon announces more closures
Three more pubs will close in the coming weeks, in addition to the 29 already up for sale
-
![Trapdoor Bar[17]](https://d36hgjhwuw81py.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/9/8/281998_trapdoorbar17_395150.jpg)
NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Vapiano, JDW, Fridays and Chopstix
-
NewsEgg shortage sees them dropped from some menus
JD Wetherspoon has been forced to take eggs off the menu on some of its breakfast dishes due to a national shortage, with retailers rationing supplies
-
NewsWetherspoon to open new £3m pub at The O2
JD Wetherspoon has announced it will be investing almost £3m in a new pub called The Stargazer at the London entertainment venue
-
NewsJD Wetherspoon confirms further pub disposals
The pub operator has appointed CBRE and Savills to sell seven further pubs, in addition to the 32 already on the market.
-
NewsJDW sees like-for-like growth above 2019 levels
The pub company achieved a 9.6% increase in like-for-like (lfl) sales in the first 14 weeks of the financial year, versus 2021 figures, with lfl growth of 0.4% on 2019 levels.
-
NewsJDW appoints new nomination committee chair
Ben Thorne joins as chair of the pub company’s nomination committee, taking over from Sir Richard Beckett, who retires from the board on 17 November 2022.
-
OpinionSunak best choice for PM, argues JDW’s Tim Martin
Tim Martin examines the effects of political chaos on the bond markets, arguing that Sunak is best placed to take the helm
-
NewsTim Martin: ‘We take the McDonald’s approach to menu development’
While several of JD Wetherspoon’s new menu items have been selling well, it’s more about small tweaks rather than a radical overhaul, its chairman tells MCA.
-
NewsTim Martin: ‘Momentous challenge’ to lure customers back to pubs
The Wetherspoon chairman described a “painstakingly slow” recovery after lockdown, as the pub company posted a loss of £30.4m
-
NewsPub and restaurant groups see share value plummet
Escalating energy costs combined with the impact on the economy from the government’s mini-budget has sent share prices tumbling further down
-
NewsJD Wetherspoon seeks to offload 32 pubs
CBRE and Savills are marketing the properties, which comprise a mix of 10 freehold and 22 leasehold units, and are being considered for sale either individually, in small packages or as a portfolio
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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