JD Wetherspoon

Margins still under pressure, says JDW

29-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon said today that margins continued to be under pressure from increased costs and bar sales were a cause for concern.In a trading update...

JDW's '50m litter pick' not legal

03-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team

Council rapped for over-the-top approach Lawyer: conditions are "unreasonable" Councillors in Shrewsbury have been warned against imposing stringent...

JDW's £4m clear-up

03-Apr-2008

JD Wetherspoon is to invest £4m in extra staff for peak trading times after repeated complaints about uncleared tables. Founder Tim Martin has...

Opinion with Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon

20-Mar-2008

Time for some lateral drinking As we all know, people have misbehaved when drinking for centuries. Shakespeare knew all about heavy drinking ('what...

JD Wetherspoon lines up two Terminal Five sites

17-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team

Wetherspoon is opening two new outlets at the new multi billion-pound Terminal Five building at Heathrow Airport, taking the total number of pubs it...

Wethering the storm

17-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

It is fair to say that when a UK-wide ban on smoking in pubs was first mooted three years ago many observers expected JD Wetherspoon would be hit by...

What's happening... at JD Wetherspoon

13-Mar-2008

by The PMA Team Lloyd's holds its own Fears that Lloyds No 1, the 100-strong offshoot that plays music, would be hit harder by the smoke ban than...

Wetherspoon chairman accuses drunken pop stars of setting bad example

07-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has launched a scathing attack on drunken pop stars; easy-going parents - who he believes set a bad example to...

Smoking ban takes its toll on JD Wetherspoon

07-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

The smoking ban predictably hit pre-tax profits across JD Wetherspoon's 681 managed pubs, sliding 13 per cent in the first half of the group's...

Martin: Blame celebs for binge culture

07-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

JD Wetherspoon supreme Tim Martin has taken a swipe at drunken celebrities and sports stars for setting a bad example to youngsters. Martin said that...

Tim Martin: Education is way to combat binge-drinking

04-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore

The boss of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, has said the way to persuade people not to binge drink is through education. Appearing on BBC's Newsnight...

'Smoking ban to hit Wetherspoon's figures'

02-Mar-2008

The hospitality sector's continuing struggle because of the smoking ban is likely to dominate pub group JD Wetherspoon's interim announcement on...

JDW launches £50 voucher deals

28-Feb-2008

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has mailed out a brochure to customers with vouchers worth up to £50 in an aggressive marketing move. The coupons, which are...

Martin: 'Teach kids drunkenness is wrong'

21-Feb-2008

The Government must work harder to show it's not cool to be drunk - that's the view of JD Wetherspoon supremo Tim Martin. In an article in the News...

Martin: It's not cool to be drunk

18-Feb-2008

The Government must work harder to show it's not cool to be drunk - that's the view of JD Wetherspoon supremo Tim Martin. In an article in the News...

Punter calls on JDW to 'return to values'

14-Feb-2008

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) customer has called on founder Tim Martin to return the pub chain to its original principles. The customer, a Mr Spence, from...

Hot beverage boom at Wetherspoon

22-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team

Managed operator shifts 1m cups of tea and coffee over festive period

JD Wetherspoon cautious as sales fall

22-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has added its own note of caution about pub trading to those of other operators as it updated the market on...

JD Wetherspoon pubs suspended from Carlisle Pubwatch after breaching agrrement

17-Jan-2008 By John Harrington

Two JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pubs have been suspended from a Pubwatch scheme in Carlisle for breaching an agreement not to sell drinks for less than £1.50.

Tim Martin

10-Jan-2008

Tim Martin, chairman, JD Wetherspoon Corporate goal for the year? To concentrate on the basics and continue to improve service. Only blame the...

JD Wetherspoon shuts pub after underage sales

07-Jan-2008

A JD Wetherspoon pub is to close for three days after it served underage drinkers on two separate occasions. The Lynd Cross in Horsham, Sussex will...

Wetherspoon puts limits on parents' drinking

04-Jan-2008

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has confirmed that it has a two-drink limit in place for parents with children.The limit of two alcoholic drinks on adults...

Tim Martin: Passing the blame for binge drinking to supermarkets is a bad idea

07-Dec-2007

Received opinion within the pub trade is that the buck for irresponsible drinking can be passed to supermarkets, based on super-low pricing policies....

JD Wetherspoon hit by smoke ban

06-Nov-2007 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

JDW chief executive John Hutson says bar sales are falling as the smoke ban bites

JD Wetherspoon predicts year-long sales decline

06-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said sales across the group could decline for the next 12 months as its customers adjust to life under the...

Wetherspoon is recycling champion

22-Oct-2007

Wetherspoon named as the High Street Recycling Champion 2007

JDW: 'Edinburgh's rules block growth'

29-Sep-2007 By Joe Lutrario

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has claimed that Edinburgh City Council's strict licensing rules have made it very difficult for the company to increase its presence in the city

JDW to expand post-ban

13-Sep-2007 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is to step up its expansion programme after concluding that the smoking ban in the UK will broaden the appeal of its pubs. The...

JDW plans to boost green credentials

13-Sep-2007

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is upping its green credentials by using trains for its supplies and introducing re-useable packaging containers. Wetherspoon...

Wetherspoon's Jim Clarke to join Countrywide

07-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ

Jim Clarke, JD Wetherspoon's outgoing finance director, is to join estate agent Countrywide as group finance director.Clarke, who has been with the...

JD Wetherspoon 2007 profits up six per cent

07-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ

Managed pubco JD Wetherspoon saw pre-tax profits rise six per cent to £62m last year, slightly below analyst's expectations, on turnover up five per...

JDW sheds light on energy-saving pub

06-Sep-2007 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has revealed the range of energy-saving devices and design innovations being trialled at its first green pub, the Kettleby Cross,...

JDW boss criticises joint drink promos

06-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

JD Wetherspoon CEO John Hutson has criticised police attempts to harmonise drinks promotions at bars in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Police asked four...

Wetherspoon responds to Zebu claims

21-Aug-2007

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has written an open letter to its customers explaining its position on the use of Zebu meat. The company is featured in a...

Chris Maclean: Wetherspoon's dirty war

26-Jul-2007 By Chris Maclean

I've just walked past Wetherspoon's and noticed it has their poster up headed "Deal or No Deal" and listing the comparative prices of three local...

Police block JDW pub plan

20-Jul-2007

Police have blocked an attempt by JD Wetherspoon to open a pub on Cambridge Leisure Park. City magistrates have backed officers after they claimed...

Wetherspoon: Sales positive since ban

18-Jul-2007 By The PMA Team

Wetherspoon pubs see positive like-for-like sales since the start of English smoke ban

Margins hit at JD Wetherspoon

18-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ

Despite what it calls "strong food growth" throughout its estate, JD Wetherspoon acknowledged margins had been hit by the nationwide smoking ban.In a...

Wetherspoon: Pubs 'more attractive' after smoking ban

18-Jul-2007

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said it believes pubs have become 'more attractive to the majority of customers' after smoking was banned on July 1. In a...

JDW cask festival brings top sales

05-Jul-2007

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reported its most successful cask-ale festival ever, with more than 1.6 million pints sold. The event, billed as the...

4 Tim Martin

31-May-2007

non-executive chairman, JD Wetherspoon (4)

JDW's smoking-ban plans hold valuable lessons

17-May-2007 By with The PMA Team

Experience has got to be worth something, hasn't it? Some observers scoffed when JD Wetherspoon took a hit to its sales after founder Tim Martin decided the entire estate would go non-smoking early.

Menu transparency and new menu at JDW

15-May-2007 By Jo Bruce

J D Wetherspoon is raising awareness of the provenance of ingredients used on its menus with a new food facts booklet for customers. The booklet...

JDW wins right to sue Van De Berg

10-May-2007 By The PMA Team

Managed chain JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has won the right to bring a High Court damages claim against its former property agent who, it claims, made...

JDW delivery truck to use bio-diesel from cooking oil

10-May-2007

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is to operate one of its delivery vehicles using bio-diesel produced from its own cooking oil from early June. The...

Wetherspoon profits hit by smoking plans

09-May-2007 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon's investment in no-smoking initiatives will hit the group's full year profits, it announced today.Updating the market on its third...

Smoking ban costs to hit Wetherspoon profits

09-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil

JD Wetherspoon has warned that annual profits may be 'marginally below expectations' because of the cost of preparing its pubs for the smoking ban....

Wetherspoon set for High Court in property row

04-May-2007 By The PMA Team

Wetherspoon wins right to High Court damages claim against property finders

JDW plans £1.2m town-centre pub

03-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has put forward plans for a town-centre pub in Colne, Lancashire, though the pubco has not yet completed the purchase of the...

JDW to mix it up

18-Apr-2007

Next month JD Wetherspoon is to launch a new cocktail range to capitalise on the growing popularity of speciality spirits such as sambuca.So far the...