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Wetherspoons to open new pub in Bury St Edmunds
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Wetherspoons to open new pub in Bury St Edmunds Free 271224

Wetherspoons to open new pub in Bury St Edmunds Wetherspoons to open new pub in Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds is a step closer to getting a big new Wetherspoon’s pub. The chain has got the nod from St Edmundsbury Borough Council to convert the Corn Exchange into a

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Sales up at pub firm Wetherspoon
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Sales up at pub firm Wetherspoon Sales up at pub firm Wetherspoon Pub operator JD Wetherspoon says it has had a “successful” half year after reporting a rise in sales. Like-for-like sales – which strip out the impact of new pubs – were up 1.9% in the six months to

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Sales boost for Wetherspoon
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Sales boost for Wetherspoon Sales boost for Wetherspoon Pub operator JD Wetherspoon says it has had a “successful” half year after reporting a rise in sales.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syHHGzkF_s Like-for-like sales were up 1.9% in the six months to 25 January. Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said the sale of food and coffee had

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Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon
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Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon The smoking ban and slow consumer spending have sent pub group JD Wetherspoon’s adjusted pre-tax profits down 11% in the year to July. Pre-tax profits for the year ended 27 July 2008 were £55m, despite sales up 2.1% to £907.5m,

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Real ale 'recovery' for pub chain
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Real ale ‘recovery’ for pub chain Real ale ‘recovery’ for pub chain Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has said a recovery in real ale sales has helped offset higher costs and weak demand. It sold two and a half million pints of real ale at a beer festival in April. Food,

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Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon
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Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon Pub group JD Wetherspoon saw pre-tax profit drop 13% to £28.5m in the six months to the end of January, following the introduction of a ban on smoking. Food sales continued to grow as bar sales declined, said the pub

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Non-smoking boost for Wetherspoon
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Non-smoking boost for Wetherspoon Non-smoking boost for Wetherspoon Pubs group JD Wetherspoon says non-smokers are returning to its bars after it introduced a ban in 61 of its premises outside of Scotland. The firm reported a 5.5% increase in like-for-like sales – which ignore sales at new outlets – in

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Smoke-free pubs boost Wetherspoon
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Smoke-free pubs boost Wetherspoon Smoke-free pubs boost Wetherspoon JD Wetherspoon says its move to make its pubs smoke-free ahead of a ban on smoking in enclosed spaces in England next year has benefited its business. Its English and Welsh pubs which banned smoking last year have reported 2% higher sales

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Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking
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Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking JD Wetherspoon is to ban smoking in all its 650 pubs by May 2006 amid fears smoky pubs are deterring customers. The firm, which has already pioneered non-smoking areas in its bars and lounges, said that 60 of its pubs will become

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Wetherspoon sales growth slows
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Wetherspoon sales growth slows Wetherspoon sales growth slows UK pubs group JD Wetherspoon has reported a dip in annual profits and warned that flat sales during August are likely to hit results this year. Pre-tax profits for the year to 25 July fell to £46.3m ($82.9m) down from £52.5m last

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Euro 2004 hits Wetherspoon sales
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Euro 2004 hits Wetherspoon sales Euro 2004 hits Wetherspoon sales No-frills pubs operator JD Wetherspoon is considering allowing TVs in its bars in a bid to lure football-loving drinkers away from rival ale houses. The group has traditionally shunned TV and music but a successful trial of TV use in

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Business and the euro
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Business and the euro Head-to-head: Business and the euro The Treasury is expected to deliver its assessment of the five economic tests for euro entry any minute now. The Treasury is expected to deliver its assessment of the five economic tests for euro entry any minute now. No-one expects the

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Wetherspoon aims for 1500 pubs
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Wetherspoon aims for 1500 pubs Free 251224

Wetherspoon aims for 1500 pubs Wetherspoon aims for 1500 pubs UK pub group J.D. Wetherspoon has announced strong annual results, with profits up 38% as it opened another 100 pubs during the past year. Now operating 438 outlets, Wetherspoon plans to add another 100 pubs during the coming year. The

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B&Q Wetherspoon create jobs
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B&Q Wetherspoon create jobs B&Q Wetherspoon create jobs Do-It-Yourself retailer B&Q is to create 2,000 jobs and pubs group JD Wetherspoon 3,000 in the next year. Both announcements are part of previously announced expansion plans. B&Q, part of the Kingfisher group, plans to open 15 warehouse stores during 2000 to

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