JD Wetherspoon

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 The MA

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.