Tim Martin

JDW to continue sales of EU brands

20-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon’s EU alcohol brand discounts in the run-up to Brexit do not signal an intention to ditch continental names, despite pubco boss Tim Martin’s keenness to stock more homegrown products.

JDW to plough more than £200m into estate expansion

10-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will launch a £200m spending spree as the giant pubco is set to develop its estate over the next four years.

JDW says Brexit beer mats were illegal claims are ‘truly pathetic’

29-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has hit back at claims that his pro-leave Brexit beer mats were in breach of company law for failing to seek shareholder approval before the EU referendum.

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.

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.

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

Supermarkets selling beer and cider for 75p a pint

14-Nov-2017 By Michelle Perrett

An investigation by The Morning Advertiser has revealed supermarkets are selling lager and cider for as little as 75p a pint.

Tim Martin: pubs 'destined for further decline' without tax relief

23-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit out at the Government’s upcoming business rates rises and tax inequality, which will see his pubco hit with a bill of millions.

Staff

JDW boss to offer zero-hours staff guaranteed contracts

12-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has become the latest big name to offer staff on zero-hours contracts the opportunity to work guaranteed hours.

Wetherspoons boss: Govt policy causing more pub closures

15-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin has criticised the government’s new living wage and predicted more closures and an uncertain year for British pubs.

JDW's Tim Martin hits out at lack of trade support for VAT campaign

21-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry

Wetherspoon’s boss Tim Martin has blamed pubco rivals – and the Publican’s Morning Advertiser – for failing to campaign for tax equality with supermarkets, which he said had resulted in flat bar sales and falling margins.

No winners in the blame game

21-Jan-2015 By Rob Willock

It’s fair to say I was a little surprised this morning to be blamed personally for Wetherspoons’ poor half-year margin and New Year sales performance.

JD Wetherspoon reveals poor drink sales at motorway site

12-Nov-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has admitted drink sales have been poor at its first motorway services site because ‘people just want a coffee’.

Wetherspoon boss criticises rival pubcos’ 'financial misjudgement'

22-Apr-2014

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has voiced most direct criticism yet of his rival pub companies for failing to support the industry’s VAT campaign.

Does the pub industry have a vision for future success?

20-Nov-2013 By Rob Willock

Two retail veterans issued separate but similar challenges to the pub sector at our recent Pub Retail Summit, writes Rob Willock.