JD Wetherspoon

JDW founder challenges Theresa May to dump tariffs after Brexit

16-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has launched a new poster campaign calling on the Prime Minister to get rid of tariffs after the UK leaves the EU.

Pay rise 'would not benefit employees', JD Wetherspoon chairman says

04-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said increasing pay and abolishing employees' benefits and shares would not be helpful to staff, as employees from two pubs take strike action today (Thursday 4 October).

Tim Martin is a Brexit hero, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

24-Sep-2018 By Stuart Stone

North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg met JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin at a new £2.8m JDW site in his constituency.

JD Wetherspoon workers to strike in October

20-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Staff at two JD Wetherspoon pubs in Brighton have voted to take industrial action next month, in a bid for higher wages and union recognition.

Pay rise for Wetherspoon workers amid strike ballot

19-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon has said it will raise pay rates because of economic trends, as workers claim it was a response to a pay rise campaign.

JDW like-for-like sales up 5%

14-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 5% increase in like-for-like sales in its annual financial report.

JD Wetherspoon staff in Brighton to vote on strike action

31-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubco giant JD Wetherspoon has confirmed staff at two pubs in Brighton will hold a ballot for industrial action, calling for higher wages and union recognition.

JD Wetherspoon to enforce dogs ban next month

23-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon will ban dogs from the premises of its 936 pubs, beginning next month.

Wetherspoon Brexit beer mats support ‘no deal’

08-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon have launched a Brexit beer mat outlining the pubco's view that the UK should not strike a deal with the EU and opt out of EU tariffs.

JDW chair Tim Martin calls for industry to back pubco’s Tax Equality Day

31-Jul-2018 By Stuart Stone

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on pub and restaurant operators to support a UK-wide Tax Equality Day on 13 September to tackle "inequality and unfairness" in the tax system.

JDW like-for-like sales increase by 5.2%

11-Jul-2018 By MCA

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 5.2% increase in like-for-like sales for the 10 weeks to 8 July 2018, with total sales for the period up by 5.6%.

Glasgow pub hosts RuPaul's quiz to fundraise to combat classroom homophobia

09-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A Glasgow pub is hosting a special RuPaul’s Drag Race themed quiz in order to fundraise for a campaign tackling homophobia in schools.

JD Wetherspoon has ‘random pricing syndrome’, says chairman

04-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said the logic behind the company’s pricing structure was random during an on-stage interview.

JDW to operate new £2m pub in St Pancras station

19-Jun-2018 By Stuart Stone

A new 6,500sq ft venue, to be operated by JD Wetherspoon, is to open this autumn in London’s St Pancras International rail station during its 150th year.

Wetherspoon ‘not as clever’ as it thought on rents

08-Jun-2018 By Claire Churchard

Wetherspoon has pursued a strategy of agreeing “virtually no open-market rent reviews” in past 16 to 17 years to avoid rent hikes brought about by the rise of casual dining, according to the pub company's founder Tim Martin.