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HISTORICAL FACTS: Wetherspoon set to open 25 more pubs after sales boom - The Untold Story

JD Wetherspoon Tim Martin Bedfordshire Cheshire Crewe Dorset Hampshire Heathrow Airport Manchester Airport

Pub group JD Wetherspoon plans to open up to 25 new sites over the year ahead following an 8.2 per cent rise in first-quarter like-for-like sales.
Sales growth during the 14 weeks to 1 November was led by a 9.4 per cent jump in bar sales alongside a 6.8 per cent increase in food sales.
Wetherspoon has already opened six managed pubs in the new financial year so far – in Manchester Airport, Heathrow Airport, Crewe in Cheshire, Ferndown in Dorset, Dibden Purlieu in Hampshire and Kempston in Bedfordshire.
Chairman Tim Martin confirmed the group remains comfortable with market expectations for a full-year profit of £76.4 million.
Mr Martin criticised recent government policies on labour costs, warning they widen the price gap between pubs and supermarkets while reducing employment.

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