JD Wetherspoon Year To Date Total Sales +4.4%

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon Sees 2H Pre-Items Operating Margins Of 10%

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon Has Made 41 Openings, 2 Disposals In Year To Date

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon Is In Sound Fincl Position

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon Confident Of Resilient Performance For Next Fincl Yr

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon: Free Cashflow In Year-To-Date Has Been Strong

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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Wednesday preview: M&S, Barratt Devs., JD Wetherspoon

13th Jul 2010 16:17

After the sparky proceedings at the British Airways annual general meeting (AGM), Wednesday's AGM of Marks & Spencer's shareholders may seem like a model of decorum but it is not expected to pass without incident. Director remuneration is likely to prove the hot issue. The new chief executive, Mar

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2nd UPDATE: Greene King To Expand Managed Pubs Business

1st Jul 2010 09:39

(Adds detail and comment from the CEO.) By Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. pub group Greene King PLC (GNK.LN) said Thursday it plans to accelerate the growth of its estate of managed pubs while shrinking its tenanted pub business as it further increases it

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MARKET TALK: HSBC Cuts JD Wetherspoon Price Target

29th Jun 2010 10:40

0940 GMT [Dow Jones] HSBC cuts JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN) price target to 455p from 550p, noting concern over the impact of rising VAT and duty costs next year. Cuts '11 pretax profit forecast by 5.5% to GBP70.9M and says this is 8.2% below consensus. Still, HSBC reckons extended opening hours, weak co

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES LOSING

29th Jun 2010 10:40

Stocks on the fall in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0940 GMT [Dow Jones] HSBC cuts JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN) price target to 455p from 550p, noting concern over the impact of r

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Broker snap: Panmure downgrades Fuller's

17th Jun 2010 11:57

Panmure Gordon has nudged up its price target for London based brewer and pubs group Fuller, Smith and Turner but with the share price now not far south of the new target the broker has turned neutral on the stock. The broker has upgraded its current year earnings estimates by around 2% after bette

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Wetherspoon chief exec sells

14th Jun 2010 16:36

John Hutson, the chief executive of pub operator JD Wetherspoon, has sold nearly one-third of his shareholding in the company. Hutson sold 30,000 shares at 429p each, which leaves him with 61,628 shares. This is the second sale in less than three months. He sold 20,000 shares at 516.8p a share e

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Queens Speech contains few surprises

25th May 2010 15:24

The coalition government's legislative programme was outlined in the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords on Tuesday, and there was good news for disgruntled Equitable Life policy holders. The government intends to introduce The Equitable Life Bill, which will seek to ensure that "fair and transpar

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London close: Late rally pares losses

5th May 2010 17:16

Though tomorrow is the day of the UK General Election all eyes were on Greece today, as at least three people were reported dead as violent protests erupted in central Athens against the planned introduction of austerity measures. Stocks came off the bottom towards the end of the session, though th

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FTSE 250 movers: Wetherspoon falls after update

5th May 2010 15:02

Shares in JD Wetherspoon have lost fizz after the budget pub chain scaled back its expansion plans after a deterioration in trading since the beginning of the year. Fellow pub group Punch Taverns is also suffering. Commodity stocks are suffering from jitters over the state of the global economy a

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