Wetherspoons

Wetherspoons has reported a post-pandemic return to profit - but warned "ferocious" inflation has hit its business.The pub chain reported a half-year pre-tax profit of £4.6m, up from a loss of £26.1m in 2022. It also said…

Moment mass brawl erupts 'between football fans' outside Wetherspoons in Liverpool as men throw punches and bottles are hurled through the air after Chelsea's goalless draw at AnfieldBy Katherine Lawton For Mailonline…

JD Wetherspoon, the pub chain, has reported a fall in annual losses despite rising costs from energy and wages while warning that the industry is facing a challenge to get people back to pubs.The company has had more than two…

JD Wetherspoon has announced it is selling 32 pubs due to rising food and energy costs and a lack of staff.The pub chain, which has around 300 pubs and hotels in the UK and Ireland, said it made the decision because it was at…

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has revealed the chain is facing higher costs for food, drink and energy - as pub sales start to return to normal.His remarks came as Wetherspoons reported a half-year loss of £13m but said sales…

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin said he was "breakdancing round my living room" after COVID-19 restrictions were eased - amid signs of a return to normal trading from a number of businesses.Mr Martin made the comments to Sky News…

Wetherspoons has taunted Boris Johnson over Downing Street "high jinks" during lockdown - and suggested it would have been better if staff had partied in its pubs instead.The comments from the chain led by Tim Martin - a…

Wetherspoons has warned of a profits hit as tightening COVID restrictions and calls for even tougher measures "affect customer sentiment and trade".The pub chain said its six-month results "may be loss-making or marginally…

Wetherspoons has suffered a pandemic hangover as cautious older drinkers stay away from its pubs.The pub chain said sales in the 15 weeks to 7 November were 8.9% lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2019 with draught products…

Wetherspoons has suffered its biggest loss on record after coronavirus restrictions ravaged the hospitality industry.The pub chain has only seen losses in three of its 37 years - 1984, 2020 and 2021. The 12 months to 25 July…