Berenberg upgrades Restaurant Group, downgrades Wetherspoons
6th Jan 2022 13:46
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg reviewed its ratings on a number of leisure stocks on Thursday from pubs to restaurants and travel firms.
Read moreWetherspoons appoints four employees as directors
20th Dec 2021 13:14
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said on Monday that it has appointed four employees as directors in response to concerns there was not enough pub experience at board level.
Read moreWetherspoon warns of profit hit from 'arbitrary' Covid rule changes
13th Dec 2021 15:39
(Sharecast News) - Discount pub chain JD Wetherspoon warned of a hit to first half profits, blaming what it called "arbitrary" Covid rule changes by the UK government.
Read moreWetherspoons sales drop as older customers make fewer visits
10th Nov 2021 08:00
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon reported a drop in sales on Wednesday versus pre-pandemic trading, as its older, more cautious customers made fewer visits to pubs.
Read morePub shares rally as chancellor announces 'draught relief'
27th Oct 2021 14:06
(Sharecast News) - Shares in pub chains rallied on Wednesday after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a new tax relief for pubs in the autumn Budget.
Read moreWetherspoons plunges to worst loss ever after Covid closures
1st Oct 2021 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said on Friday that it plunged to its biggest full-year loss ever as revenues tumbled after its pubs were forced to shut due to Covid measures.
Read moreWetherspoons still expecting a full-year loss
7th Jul 2021 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain Wetherspoons said on Wednesday that it still expects to make a full-year loss as like-for-like sales have continued to fall despite easing Covid-19 restrictions.
Read moreEU citizens seeking employment in UK down 36% since Brexit
17th Jun 2021 08:55
(Sharecast News) - The number of EU citizens searching for employment in the UK has fallen by over a third since Brexit.
Read morePro-Brexit Wetherspoon boss wants liberal migration to fill jobs gap
2nd Jun 2021 10:28
(Sharecast News) - Outspoken hard-Brexit fan and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has called for a more "liberal" immigration policy - because he can't find enough staff to work in his pubs.
Read moreUK 'shelves' Covid passports for pubs and restaurants - report
26th Apr 2021 13:24
(Sharecast News) - The government has "shelved" plans for Covid-19 passports in pubs and restaurants when they are allowed to reopen for indoor customers, according to a report.
Read moreWetherspoons to invest ?145m upgrading pub estate
30th Mar 2021 10:28
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon is to spend £145m upgrading its estate, creating 2,000 new jobs, the pub chain said on Tuesday.
Read moreLiberum ups price target on JD Wetherspoon, stays at 'hold'
22nd Mar 2021 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Liberum has upped its price target on JD Wetherspoon, but remains cautious about the scale and pace of the pub chain's recovery.
Read moreWetherspoons swings to heavy loss as Covid curbs bite
19th Mar 2021 07:00
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon swung to a heavy half-year loss as it felt the impact of Covid restrictions which saw its venues shuttered.
Read moreWetherspoons to reopen nearly 400 pubs from 12 April
4th Mar 2021 11:28
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon has confirmed its pub estate will start to reopen from 12 April, after the government published its roadmap out of lockdown.
Read moreWetherspoon rises but Sunak disappoints on pub support
3rd Mar 2021 15:34
(Sharecast News) - Shares of JD Wetherspoon and Mitchells & Butlers rose after Chancellor Rishi Sunak provided limited support for the UK's pubs in his budget.
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