11-Feb-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Nathan Wall, the highly regarded operations director at JD Wetherspoon, has left the listed pub retailer
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...
JD Wetherspoon crowned king of toilets
05-Dec-2007
JD Wetherspoon is flushed with success after winning the 2007 Loo of the Year Awards in the pub category. The Bishop's Mill in Durham, the...
Sausages sizzle for JD Wetherspoon
02-Nov-2007
JD Wetherspoon has picked up a prestigious Banger award, recognising its commitment to the sausage.Presented by the British Pig Executive (BPEX)...
22-Oct-2007
Wetherspoon named as the High Street Recycling Champion 2007
19-Oct-2007 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
JD Wetherspoon has announced that Keith Down will replace Jim Clarke as its finance director
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...
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13-Sep-2007 By with The PMA Team
Mood buoyant on JDW results day If you were looking for a single word to describe the mood of JD Wetherspoon (JDW) management on results day last...
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 sales up since stub-out
26-Jul-2007
JD Wetherspoon pubs in England have seen positive like-for-like sales since the start of the smoke ban on 1 July. Chief executive John Hutson said...
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...
Green warehouse for Wetherspoon
14-Jun-2007
JD Wetherspoon is looking to introduce the world's first carbon-positive warehouse. The company's distribution centre at Daventry has already made a...
New wines debut at JDW festival
31-May-2007
JD Wetherspoon is to host its second wine festival at all of its pubs next month. Customers will have the chance to enjoy six new wines not...
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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....
04-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Wetherspoon wins right to High Court damages claim against property finders
Evening: extend your food offer
18-Apr-2007
Food in the evening is a slightly trickier problem for pubs than it might seem at first glance. The general assumption is that if a pub serves food,...
Good month bad month
01-Apr-2007
Good month for JD Wetherspoon: The managed operator has received a Good Egg award from Compassion in World Farming. The award recognises the fact...
Wetherspoon's in row over deal
29-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore
A property agent and JD Wetherspoon have vowed never to work with each other again after a dispute over a pub deal. Wetherspoon's has pulled out of...
Is this the future?
15-Mar-2007
JD Wetherspoon is building a new eco-friendly pub that could be the blueprint for all its outlets. Nigel Huddleston visits to get a sneak preview...
Wetherspoon sounds cautious note
02-Mar-2007
JD Wetherspoon has warned the City that rising costs and sluggish consumer demand could put the brakes on its growth.Reporting like-for-like sales...
ASA favours JDW in cold beer ruling
01-Mar-2007
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled in favour of JD Wetherspoon's in-house news magazine, Wetherspoon News, after it received a...
The breakfast club
01-Mar-2007
The new era of licensing means pubs are branching out into all kinds of out-of-hours activities. Catherine Quinn discovers the licensees getting up...
26-Feb-2007 By John Harrington
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of JD Wetherspoon's after it received a complaint about an article from rival Eldridge Pope.
Doctor's surgery joins JDW stable
01-Feb-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
JD Wetherspoon has purchased a Grade-II listed former doctor's surgery in Plymouth, Devon. The premises has been owned by solicitors Whiteford...
See what you can achieve with a half decent trading statement?
26-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
A swallow does not a summer make. A hackneyed phrase, it's true, but worth dredging up after this week's City reaction to JD Wetherspoon's trading...
09-Jan-2007
Police in Cambridge have employed a barrister to oppose plans for JD Wetherspoon venue in the town.
Wetherspoon shares reach all-time high
02-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Shares in JD Wetherspoon (JDW) rose to an all-time high this morning as the group revealed details of first quarter trading.At 595.25p its shares...
City comment: Hamish Champ
15-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon's results encapsulate the concerns of those who fear a smoking ban. Sales in its non-smoking Scottish pubs are dipping and margins...
Fake Lloyds No 1 spotted in Crete
14-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
We all know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but some people go too far. On holiday recently in Malia on the Greek island of Crete, JD...
New smoking rules could prompt High Street shakeout
08-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon believes next year's smoking ban in England and Wales could throw up a number of investment opportunities, as High Street rivals...
01-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
The legal action between JD Wetherspoon and its former property advisor Van de Berg began after the property company was allegedly involved in...
21-Aug-2006
JD Wetherspoon has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement in response to a story published in the Sunday Express. The story related to the...
27-Jul-2006
Wine supplier Constellation Europe sent an email urging staff to buy the company's wine in JD Wetherspoons to help them win a supply contract to the...
Pub company websites failing disabled
29-Jun-2006
Pub company websites are failing to meet the minimum requirements for the visually impaired. More than three-quarters (86 per cent) of businesses in...
E-Pub: Top gun quick on the draw
28-Jun-2006
A computerised dispense system that can serve up to 48 different mixed drinks and cocktails from a single gun has arrived in the UK. Invented by...
JDW spirit promotion lifts off
27-Apr-2006
Thousands of JD Wetherspoon customers will get discounts on air travel in a £10m promotion for the company's "spirits festival". Punters receive a...
Wetherspoon sees positive start to Scottish smoke ban
26-Apr-2006
JD Wetherspoon says its 38 Scottish pubs have had "a positive start" following the introduction of a smoking ban north of the border.Wetherspoon...
JD Wetherspoon loses Guildford High Court case
11-Apr-2006
JD Wetherspoon has lost its High Court case against the "cumulative impact" licensing policy of Guildford Borough Council.The judicial review was...
JDW recruitment policy wins recognition
20-Oct-2005
JD Wetherspoon has become the first pub company to be recognised for employing a mixed age workforce by the Department for Work & Pensions. The...
JDW's flushed with
06-Oct-2005
Loo of Year gongs JD Wetherspoon has scooped a number of gongs in the Loo of the Year Awards 2005. The awards, which are organised by the British...
JDW wins battle to stop resident having objection heard
24-Aug-2005
JD Wetherspoon has won a landmark battle to stop a resident from having his objection heard over plans for extended hours at one of its pubs....
The leash loosens
18-Aug-2005
Managed operator JD Wetherspoon is showing signs of greater operational flexibility as it tries to drive sales. It's even letting its managers try...
Martin: visionary or gambler?
10-Mar-2005
JD Wetherspoon profits have dropped by 20% in its first six months. But the company is determined to push ahead with its smoking ban widely...
What the Sunday papers said…
07-Mar-2005
JD Wetherspoon disappointed the market yesterday with a sharp drop in first-half trading profits and news that trading had deteriorated further last...
City down on Wetherspoon results
28-Feb-2005
The City is predicting a slump in JD Wetherspoon's half year profits when they are announced this Friday.A slow down in expansion, shadowed by a...
Wetherspoon sheds pubs and staff
23-Feb-2005
Job losses, site disposals, and yet more openings are in store as JD Wetherspoon continues to rationalise its high street estate.Following hard on...
Wetherspoon's pushes on with smoking ban
10-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon is making an early start on its plan to open 60 non-smoking pubs in May of this year prior to a complete ban at all...
Smoke-free roll-out boosts Wetherspoon's shares
04-Feb-2005
Reports that JD Wetherspoon is planning to move upmarket continue to oscillate through the press with all the 'oh yes it is; oh no it isn't' flummery...
