JD Wetherspoon

Wetherspoons motorway pub

Wetherspoon's eyes more roadside pubs

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon will look to open more out-of-town, roadside pubs, although not necessarily at motorways, chairman Tim Martin has said.

Wetherspoons Christmas sales results

Wetherspoons reports healthy like-for-like sales

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 6.7% rise in like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 19 January although it expects pre-exceptional operating margin for H1 to be slightly lower than in the same period last year.

Wetherspoon London Lancashire Poulton

JD Wetherspoon to open 900th site

By Lewis Brown

JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, has bought a pub in the area of London where chairman Tim Martin opened his first Wetherspoons pub in 1979 and at the same time announced it will open its 900th site next week in Lancashire.

JD Wetherspoon Ireland

Wetherspoon's secures first pub in Ireland

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, has exchanged contracts to purchase its first pub in the Republic of Ireland and says it plans to open between 10 and 20 in the country over the next five to 10 years.

Wetherspoon's pub openings

Wetherspoon's £100m expansion budget

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has secured an extra £100m facility for its expansion plan as it looks to accelerate its openings, chairman Tim Martin has said.

Wetherspoons pub openings

Wetherspoon's raises openings target

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has increased its full-year openings target to between 40 to 50 as it reported a 3.7% rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 27 October, with a slight dip in operating margin.

Wetherspoons Tim Martin

JD Wetherspoon reports healthy sales rise

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has reported a 5.8% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 28 July, with profits before tax and exceptionals up 6.3% to £76.9m, in what it called a “year of progress”.

Wetherspoons pub sales

JDW reports positive outlook as like-for-like sales up

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon says it expects to achieve a slightly better outcome for its current financial year than previously anticipated, as it reports a 3.5% rise in like-for-like sales in the 11 weeks to 14 July and an increase in operating margins.

Wetherspoon's Scores on the Doors FSA rating

JDW pubs gain top FSA hygiene scores

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, says 85% of its eligible pubs have gained the maximum five star rating in the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Scores on the Doors food hygiene scheme.

Tim Martin:

Wetherspoon's profits hit by cost inflation despite sales growth

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has reported a fall in profits and operating margin in the six months to 27 January due to "considerable" cost inflation in the period, despite like-for-like sales growing 6.9% and overall sales rising 10% to £626.4m.

Wetherspoon's like-for-like sales rise

Wetherspoon's like-for-like sales rise

By M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon has reported an 8% rise in like-for-like sales in the 11 weeks to 13 January but said it expects operating margin for H1 to be c8.2%, roughly 1.1% lower than in the previous financial year, due to rising costs.

Wetherspoon's asks landlord to cut insurance costs

JD Wetherspoon asks landlords to cut insurance costs

By John Harrington & Adam Pescod

JD Wetherspoon has asked around 400 of its landlords to reduce its insurance costs after discovering that the company could save between 25% and 75% by securing its own cover.

Wetherspoon's benefited from a good Olympic summer

JD Wetherspoon reports Olympics boost

By M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has reported a 7.1% increase in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 28 October 2012 helped by a strong performance during the Olympics and Paralympic games.

JD Wetherspoon joins BBPA

JD Wetherspoon joins BBPA

By Michelle Perrett

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has joined the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

JDW loses toilet tax case

JDW loses toilet tax case

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has failed in an attempt to claim capital allowances for work partitioning toilets at two of its pubs.

JDW reduces long-term opening target

JDW reduces long-term opening target

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, is reportedly planning to scale down its pub opening plans, blaming the tax burden being forced on the industry.

JD Wetherspoon to open 13 new sites

JD Wetherspoon to open 13 new sites

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has revealed details of 13 sites it plans to open in the first three months of this year.

Wetherspoon wins top loo accolade

Wetherspoon wins top loo accolade

By Michelle Perrett

JD Wetherspoon has given the top accolade as winner of the Hospitality sector in the Loo of the Year Awards 2011.

Wetherspoon is tops for customer service

Wetherspoon is tops for customer service

By Gurjit Degun

JD Wetherspoon has been named as Britain’s best pub operator for customer satisfaction in the second major national study by customer experience specialist Nunwood.

Wetherspoon deal to screen Racing UK in pubs

Wetherspoon deal to screen Racing UK in pubs

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to make live Racing UK horse-racing coverage available in just under 10% of its estate after a successful trial in a Nottinghamshire town.

Wetherspoon: Sales top £1bn but pre-tax profit slips

Wetherspoon: Sales top £1bn but pre-tax profit slips

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has reported annual sales above £1bn for the first time, although the company blamed higher interest charges for denting profit before tax and exceptional items by 5.9%.

Wetherspoon: wind turbine

Wetherspoon pub to use 50% less energy

By Adam Pescod

A JD Wetherspoon pub in Melton will use 50% less energy than a similar-sized Wetherspoon establishment following post-fire refurb.

Buzz Bars: cheap deals

Buzz Bars' Wetherspoon milestone

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Booker has reached its target of trading with as many Buzz Bars as there are JD Wetherspoon pubs.

Wetherspoon: green pub nset to re-open

Wetherspoon's green pub to re-open

By John Harrington, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon's flagship green pub, the Kettleby Cross in Melton Mowbray, is set to re-open on 24 May.

Martin: sting operations are entrapment

Wetherspoon spends £50k on aborted review

By John Harrington, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon spent about £50,000 on legal and other fees preparing to defend itself at an aborted licence review for one of its pubs that failed...