JD Wetherspoon

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.

Sales increases at Wetherspoon 'slow slightly'

09-May-2018 By James Wallin, MCA

JD Wetherspoon grew like-for-like sales 3.5% in its third quarter to 29 April while total sales were up 2.8%.

Wetherspoon to open biggest hotel after £16m investment

26-Apr-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Wetherspoon is to make its “single biggest investment” with £16m (€18.5m) pub hotel in Dublin city centre.

Wetherspoon closes all social media accounts

16-Apr-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

High street pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is to close all Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for its individual sites and head office with "immediate effect", as the pub giant loses faith in social media.

JDW darts tournament raises £214,000 for cancer patients

05-Apr-2018 By Stuart Stone

Darts teams from JD Wetherspoon pubs across the country have raised £214,516.08 for cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

JD Wetherspoon like-for-like sales grow in H1

16-Mar-2018 By MCA Editorial

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 6.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 28 January.

JD Wetherspoon raises £15m for young cancer patients

26-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

JD Wetherspoon staff are celebrating hitting a £15m fundraising target in support of cancer charity CLIC Sargent since the start of the pubco's partnership with the charity in 2002.

Is JD Wetherspoon the best pubco to work for in the UK?

01-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Along with two major brewing companies, JD Wetherspoon has been certified as a Top Employer in the United Kingdom for 2018 – its 15th consecutive year in a row.

Tim Martin accuses CBI and BRC of ‘trying to fool the public and MPs’

24-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin made claims against the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in the pub giant’s second quarter trading update – which yielded better-than-expected sales and underlying profit...

Tim Martin hits back over Pete Brown's Brexit beer mat slam

09-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit back over The Morning Advertiser columnist Pete Brown chastising the pub giant's Brexit beer mats.

Pete Brown opinion: I'm voting with my feet over Wetherspoon's beer mats

03-Jan-2018 By Pete Brown

With Brexit entering a new phase of negotiation, Pete Brown bares his soul and reveals why he won’t be visiting his local Wetherspoons any time soon