Wetherspoon
Coverage examines the strategy, trading performance, and estate decisions of one of the UK’s largest pub operators, known for high-volume sites and value-led pricing. Reporting includes updates on site closures and refurbishments, menu and drinks pricing, leadership commentary from Tim Martin, shareholder communications, and operational efficiency measures. Insight is tailored for pub operators and suppliers tracking budget-led models, city-centre trading patterns, and group-level adaptation to inflationary and consumer headwinds.
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Feb- 2025 -24 FebruaryFeatures
Is clubbing dead for Gen-Z?
Clubbing as we know it might be going the way of disco in the UK due to the majority of its participants – young people aged between 18 and 30 – going out less than they did a year ago, or so says a new study conducted by Obsurvant on…
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Jan- 2025 -23 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon LFL sales rise 5.1% in H1
Wetherspoon has reported that like-for-like sales rose 5.1% over the 25-week period to 19 January 2025, due to a 4.5% uplift in bar sales, 5.6% rise in food sales, and a 11.7% sales jump in gambling machines. The pub group also benefited from a 6.1% uplift in like-for-like sales for…
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Nov- 2024 -7 NovemberPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon boss warns of rising prices following autumn budget
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the pub group will “make every attempt to stay as competitive as possible” but warned of rising prices in hospitality following the autumn budget. It comes as JD Wetherspoon has reported that like-for-like sales in the first quarter to 3 November were 5.9% higher…
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Oct- 2024 -4 OctoberPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon PBT jumps 73% to £73.9m
Wetherspoon has revealed that it has posted a profit-before-tax of £73.9m for the year ended 28 July 2024, up from £42.6m in the previous year. Alongside this, the company saw its revenues top £2bn in the period, up from £1.9bn in the same period last year. Furthermore, the company’s like-for-like…
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Sep- 2024 -23 SeptemberFood and Drink
Manchester Airport bolsters F&B offering amid £1.3bn investment
Manchester Airport will be opening 22 new shops, restaurants and bars next summer, as it completes the second and final phase of its £1.3bn Terminal 2 transformation. The line-up of food and beverage outlets will include The Great Northern Market, a new JD Wetherspoon pub, a Joe and the Juice…
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Jul- 2024 -30 JulyPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon boss sells £10m of company shares
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has sold almost £10m worth of shares in the pub chain. On 26 July 2024, Martin sold 1,361,000 of the company’s ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £7.39 per share. As a result of the transaction, Martin’s voting rights in…
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16 JulyPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon rebuffs TUC accusation of being low-pay employer
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit back at comments made by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) head Paul Nowak, which called the pub chain an employer that has “built its business model on low-paid insecure employment”. The rebuttal comes after The Telegraph published an interview with Nowak on Sunday…
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11 JulyPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon offloads 26 pubs as it posts healthy LFL sales
JD Wetherspoon has revealed it has sold or surrendered a total of 26 pubs so far this year and has seen its like-for-like sales in the year-to-date increase by 7.7%. According to the group, which currently has a trading estate of 801 pubs, most of the disposals were smaller and…
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Jun- 2024 -13 JunePubs and Bars
CGA names Brunning and Price as UK’s top pub operator
Brunning and Price, part of the restaurant group, has been named the UK’s top pub operator for a second consecutive year by CGA’s outlet index survey. Other operators in the top five include St Austell Brewery, Hydes Anvil, Youngs and Everards. Brunning and Price also tops the rankings when measured…
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May- 2024 -17 MayPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon to invest £5m in Mile Castle redevelopment
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is set to invest £5m in the redevelopment of its Mile Castle pub in Newcastle. The pub will undergo a full internal refurbishment, to include decoration, new carpet, upgraded lighting, extending the bar on the third floor and creating a new cellar. As part…
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