Wetherspoons
In-depth reporting on one of the UK’s largest and most influential pub operators, with coverage spanning estate strategy, leadership decisions, menu pricing, refurbishment programmes, and trading performance. This section provides valuable insight into how a major brand manages volume, cost control, and customer experience across a vast national footprint—offering benchmarks and strategic context for pub landlords, suppliers, and hospitality executives watching the branded pub market.
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Dec- 2024 -5 DecemberPubs and Bars
Urban Pubs and Bars saves George and Dragon pub in Wanstead
The historic George and Dragon pub in Wanstead is set to reopen in the new year after being saved from closure by Urban Pubs and Bars. The pub, originally named The George and Dragon but recently trading as The George, faced a permanent shutdown when its previous operators closed the…
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Oct- 2024 -21 OctoberBusiness
170 hospitality bosses call for business rates action ahead of Budget
170 hospitality leaders have backed UKHospitality’s call for a lower level of business rates for the sector ahead of the Labour party’s first Budget at the end of the month. In an open letter to the chancellor, the CEOs of Britain’s most well-known and biggest pub groups such as Fuller’s,…
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Jul- 2024 -30 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/07/24
Greggs has reported that sales rose 13.8% to £960.6m during H1. During the period, the food-on-the-go retailer saw underlying profit before tax rise 16.3% to £74.1m and opened 99 new shops, including 30 relocations and 18 closures. This resulted in 2,524 shops trading. Greggs remains on track to achieve 140…
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Jan- 2024 -24 JanuaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 24/01/24
Wetherspoons revealed that like-for-like sales rose 10.1% during H1 to 21 January compared with last year. The pub chain attributed its performance to bar sales rising by 11.8%, food by 7.9%, and slot and fruit machines by 10.4%. Hotel rooms in its pub estate also saw a rise of 3.1%…
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24 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Wetherspoons H1 sales rise 10.1%
Wetherspoons has revealed that like-for-like sales were 10.1% higher during the 25 weeks to 21 January compared with last year. The pub chain attributed its performance to bar sales rising by 11.8%, food by 7.9%, and slot and fruit machines by 10.4%. Hotel rooms in its pub estate also saw…
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Sep- 2023 -6 SeptemberNews
Wetherspoons to lower prices for Tax Equality Day
Wetherspoon pubs are set to cut the price of all food and drinks by 7.5% on Thursday 14 September, in order to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry. Prices at the pubs will be reduced for one day only to mark Tax Equality Day. …
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May- 2023 -17 MayComment
How can the hospitality sector prepare for the busy summer months?
Despite current economic headwinds, many businesses in the hospitality sector are looking for new ways of furthering growth opportunities in the upcoming summer months. In their 2023 sector outlook, Barclaycard revealed that consumer card spending on hospitality and leisure increased 10.6% year-on-year in 2022, as the lifting of all Covid-19…
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Apr- 2023 -14 AprilPubs and Bars
Admiral Taverns puts 44 pubs up for sale
Admiral Taverns has announced that 44 of its pubs are up for sale becoming the latest major pub company to list a number of its sites for sale. A spokesperson for the company stated that all the pubs were up for sale individually rather than as a package deal. The…
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Mar- 2023 -27 MarchPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoons returns to profit but warns of inflation impact
Pub chain JD Wetherspoons has returned to profit in H1, with profit before tax reaching £4.6m for the 26 weeks ended 29 January after a £26.1m loss the prior year. Nonetheless, this was still below the £50.3m profit reported for the same period in 2019. However, the group’s like-for-like sales…
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Jan- 2023 -4 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Wetherspoons to serve 99p pints in January sale
Wetherspoon pubs are reducing the price of a wide selection of drinks and food in its January Sale. Price cuts started yesterday (3 January) and will last until 17 January. As a result, at 810 of the company’s pubs across the UK, coffee and soft drinks will cost 99p. Meanwhile,…
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