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JD Wetherspoon said it expects trading to be slightly below the previous financial year as it deals with higher costs

JD Wetherspoon says rising wages to hit results

British pub operator JD Wetherspoon today warned that it expects trading to be slightly below the previous financial year as it deals with higher costs.

Business • 07 Nov 18

Wetherspoon closes Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for its head office and almost 900 pubs in Britain and Ireland.

JD Wetherspoon drops social media in protest

UK pubs group JD Wetherspoon closed all its social media accounts today, saying it was taking a stand against an industry accused of mis-using personal data and allowing bullying to run rife.

Business • 16 Apr 18

JD Wetherspoon has said year-to-date underlying pretax profit was slightly ahead of its expectations

Pub firm JD Wetherspoon posts strong Christmas sales

Pubs group JD Wetherspoon reported strong comparable sales in the Christmas period and said year-to-date underlying pretax profit was slightly ahead of its expectations.

Business • 24 Jan 18

JD Wetherspoon has a smartphone application, which allows pub-goers to order from their table rather than going to the bar

Wetherspoon's Q1 comparable sales growth nearly doube

UK pubs operator JD Wetherspoon said comparable sales growth nearly doubled in its first quarter from a year earlier.

Business • 08 Nov 17

JD Wetherspoon owns and operates over 900 pubs in Britain and Ireland

Pubs group JD Wetherspoon reports 28% jump in profit

UK pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported an almost 28% jump in profit before tax and exceptional items to £102.8m.

Business • 15 Sep 17

The pub group said that like-for-like sales for the 50 weeks to July 9 edged up by 3.9%

JD Wetherspoon's sales helped by good weather

Pubs group JD Wetherspoon said comparable sales for the 11 weeks to July 9 rose 5.3%, "probably" helped by unusually good weather.

Business • 12 Jul 17

The pub group's third-quarter like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to April 23 increased by 4%

JD Wetherspoon sees sales driving better performance

British pubs group JD Wetherspoon forecast a slightly improved annual trading outcome compared with previous expectations thanks to a robust sales performance this year.

Business • 03 May 17

JD Wetherspoon said it faced an increase in taxes and duties of at least £20m next year

JD Wetherspoon sees slower sales, warns on taxes

British pubs operator JD Wetherspoon reported its slowest sales growth in at least seven years today and warned higher taxes would squeeze future results.

Business • 10 Mar 17

JD Wetherspoon said that any full-year forecasts were 'inevitably tentative'

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon flags higher costs

JD Wetherspoon expects higher costs in the remainder of the year, the British pubs group said today.

Business • 02 Nov 16

JD Wetherspoon opened five new pubs, including The Linen Weaver Weaver in Cork, and sold two pubs in the six months to the end of January

H1 Revenue at pub chain JD Wetherspoon rises 6.2%

Revenue at the British-owned pub chain JD Wetherspoon rose 6.2% to £790.3m (€1.01bn) in the six months to 24 January.

Business • 11 Mar 16

Wetherspoon said the hacked information had been obtained from its old website

JD Wetherspoon investigating website hack

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said today it was taking action after discovering that a small number of its customer and staff details may have been accessed by a cyber attack.

Business • 04 Dec 15

Wetherspoon now has two pubs in Ireland with four more set to open soon - including one in Cork city centre

Wetherspoon to cut food prices as profit slips

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon said it would cut coffee and breakfast prices in a bid to triple sales over the next 18 months and help boost profits under pressure from much cheaper alcohol prices at supermarkets.

Business • 13 Mar 15

JD Wetherspoon upbeat on full year prospects

Pub firm Wetherspoon posts rise in H1 profits

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon has posted an 8.5% rise in first-half profit and said it was confident in its prospects for the year.

Business • 14 Mar 14

Wetherspoons says total Q2 sales, including new pubs, rose 10.6%

Wetherspoons posts strong Christmas sales rise

JD Wetherspoon said preparations for expansion would keep margins under pressure this year as it reported accelerating sales growth in its second quarter.

Business • 22 Jan 14

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