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JD Wetherspoon boss issues inflation warning as operating costs rise £70m

24 March 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has warned pubs are still struggling with “ferocious” inflationary pressures around energy, food, and staffing.

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JD Wetherspoon raises food and drink prices by 7.5%

09 February 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon has raised its food and drink prices by 7.5% this month off the back of spiralling costs.

Tim Martin says tax disparity ‘biggest threat’ to hospitality News

Tim Martin says tax disparity ‘biggest threat’ to hospitality

25 January 2023 by
JD Wetherspoon to put a further seven pubs up for sale News

JD Wetherspoon to put a further seven pubs up for sale

09 November 2022 by
JD Wetherspoon posts £30.4m loss following slow pandemic recovery News

JD Wetherspoon posts £30.4m loss following slow pandemic recovery

07 October 2022 by
JD Wetherspoon puts 32 English pubs up for sale News

JD Wetherspoon puts 32 English pubs up for sale

26 September 2022 by

JD Wetherspoon anticipates ‘break-even’ outcome for profits News

JD Wetherspoon anticipates ‘break-even’ outcome for profits

04 May 2022 by

Pub group JD Wetherspoon is anticipating breaking even this financial year as sales slowed and cost[...]

Wetherspoon ‘will be loss-making’ for first half of financial year, but hopes for stronger second half News

Wetherspoon ‘will be loss-making’ for first half of financial year, but hopes for stronger second half

19 January 2022 by

Tim Martin, chair of pub group JD Wetherspoon, has said the company will be loss-making for[...]

Wetherspoon sees sales uplift in large towns and cities News

Wetherspoon sees sales uplift in large towns and cities

10 November 2021 by

JD Wetherspoon has reported that, contrary to some forecasts – including its own – trade has[...]

Wetherspoon swings to a loss – but would keep lower prices if chancellor reduced VAT permanently News

Wetherspoon swings to a loss – but would keep lower prices if chancellor reduced VAT permanently

19 March 2021 by

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax loss of £46.2m in its latest financial results[...]

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Tim Martin sells £50m in Wetherspoon shares

JD Wetherspoon chair Tim Martin has sold shares worth £50.3m to capitalise on the “significant buying interest” following the company placing last week."

27 January 2021 by
JD Wetherspoon and Brains to close over 100 Welsh pubs as restrictions hit trade News

JD Wetherspoon and Brains to close over 100 Welsh pubs as restrictions hit trade

04 December 2020
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Two major pub companies are temporarily closing their sites across Wales after a ban on alcohol sales comes into force at 6pm tonight (4 December).

Tim Martin: changing restrictions are ‘baffling and confusing’ News

Tim Martin: changing restrictions are ‘baffling and confusing’

11 November 2020
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JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the changing local and national restrictions are “baffling and confusing” in the company’s first quarter trading update.

JD Wetherspoon reports losses of £34m News

JD Wetherspoon reports losses of £34m

16 October 2020 by

JD Wetherspoon has reported pre-tax losses of £34.1m in its preliminary financial results, while chairman Tim[...]

JD Wetherspoon reports 17% decline in like-for-like sales since July reopening News

JD Wetherspoon reports 17% decline in like-for-like sales since July reopening

24 August 2020 by

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 17% decline in like-for-like food and bar sales since it reopened[...]

Wetherspoon's Tim Martin calls for scientific evidence not 'assumptions' of virus transmission in pubs News

Wetherspoon's Tim Martin calls for scientific evidence not 'assumptions' of virus transmission in pubs

12 August 2020 by

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called for more transparency on data surrounding the transmission of[...]

JD Wetherspoon warns more than 100 head office positions at risk of redundancy News

JD Wetherspoon warns more than 100 head office positions at risk of redundancy

06 August 2020 by

JD Wetherspoon has written to all 417 people employed at its head office warning that 110[...]

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JD Wetherspoon founder welcomes VAT cut as first step towards tax equality with supermarkets

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has welcomed the chancellor’s VAT cut as the first step towards achieving tax equality between pubs, restaurants and supermarkets. "

13 July 2020 by
JD Wetherspoon pauses expansion plans for a year News

JD Wetherspoon pauses expansion plans for a year

24 June 2020
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JD Wetherspoon has paused expansion plans for a year after securing a £48.3m coronavirus loan ahead of reopening its pubs in England on 4 July.

JD Wetherspoon boss agrees to pay staff News

JD Wetherspoon boss agrees to pay staff

26 March 2020
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Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has agreed to pay his staff before his company receives financial support from the government’s wage reimbursement scheme, following pressure from almost 100 MPs and widespread media criticism.

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